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Abstract

Bilaspur is one among the low hill districts of Himachal Pradesh. It saw many mass migration activities due to submergence large scale agriculturally rich plates of Seer, Sukar, Ali, Saryali Khads and basins of Satluj River in the event of construction of Bhakhra Dam. The construction of Associate Cement Company’s Cement Production unit at Gagal (Barmana), construction of variety of roads ranging from District to National Level Highways, further, aggravated the situation. lack of employment opportunities, loss of agriculture land due to submergence of major fertile valleys of the district in Bhakhra Reservoir, low agricultural productivity due to non-availability of irrigational facilities, ownership of small land holdings and poor infrastructural facilities till date is forcing the people of the district to stay away from their homes (place of origin) to earn their livelihood (place of destination).