Summary:
more-inThe impact of the proposed flyover at Sreekaryam on the land owners to be displaced is much higher than the land value, the Social Impact Assessment (SIA) study carried out for the district administration has revealed. It was found that 47% of the land owners have been occupying the land for more than 20 years and 16% for less than 10 years. Of the 183 plots, 15 are open land, 121 used for commercial purpose, 20 for residential purpose, and 10 for residential and commercial purpose. Harikumar had used a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods for the field-based SIA study. The SIA study found that 85% of the land owners belong the APL category and another 10% are wealthy and that only 2% who come under the SC/ST category needs to be protected as per prevailing support system..