Select a statement which describes the effect of land acquisition for industries by the government on the farmers and poor people in Villages.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
At the same time as secure employment in large industry is declining, the
government is embarking on a policy of land acquisition for industry. These
industries do not necessarily provide employment to the people of the
surrounding areas, but they cause major pollution. Many farmers, especially
adivasis, who constitute approximately 40% of those displaced, are protesting
at the low rates of compensation and the fact that they will be forced to become
casual labour living and working on the footpaths of India’s big cities