Commission relate to: the rehabilitation and resettlement of tribals affected by the construction of the Kabini reservoir in Karnataka; the rehabilitation and resettlement of tribals affected by the Bandipur Project Tiger National Park in Karnataka; the rehabilitation of persons affected by the Maheswar Dam in Madhya Pradesh; the rehabilitation of persons displaced in consequence of a Defense Ministry projed in Karnataka. These casm are being examined individually. While the Commission would be making 6.4 specific recommendations in respect of each of them, it nevertheless urges that a comprehensive national policy on rehabilitation and resettlement be finalized at the earliest. Further, in view the vast and recurent dimensions of this problem, the Commission on its part Intends to appolnt a Special Rapporteur to help it promote and protect the human rights of those who are displaced in large numbers by mega-projects, or who face such a prospect because of reasons that originate in State policy or acts of governance.

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