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SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT OF DIAMER BASHA DAM DEVELOPMENT ON THORE COLONY DISLOCATED FAMILIES

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2022(VII-I).16      10.31703/gsr.2022(VII-I).16      Published : Mar 2022

Socio-economic Impact of Diamer Basha Dam Development on Thore Colony Dislocated Families

Abstract

    The present research was focused on the "Social and economic impact of Diamer Basha Dam OfficerColony Development on Dislocated Families". The total population was "131 Affectees Families", those familieswho were affected by the "Land Acquisition of WAPDA Officer Colony". The total sample was 99 participantsand used a random sampling technique. The researcher developed a "Structured Questionnaire" and adopted aDescriptive Exploratory Design. The interview was conducted with "25" affectees' families members, and theresearcher used SPSS and used "Chi-Square Test" the study shows that 'There is no statistically significanteffect of the social-economic situation of Diamer Basha Dam officer colony Development on Displaced people.The findings stated that the affected families were taking the compensated money for property "up to 98%"& for structure 99%” although for other cases takes “49.5%” compensation received by the displaced people. The whole research stated that the satisfaction ratio related to the "Post Project” condition was “92.9%” fully satisfied. But still, a mostly ratio of persons was fully “ Unsatisfied” by this compensation.

    Resettlements, Socio-Economic, Affectees Families, Values

    (1) Umair Ahmed
    Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
    (2) Farhana Mazhar
    PhD Scholar, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Ahmed, U., & Mazhar, F. (2022). Socio-economic Impact of Diamer Basha Dam Development on Thore Colony Dislocated Families. Global Sociological Review, VII(I), 167-177. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2022(VII-I).16

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Ahmed, Umair, and Farhana Mazhar. 2022. "Socio-economic Impact of Diamer Basha Dam Development on Thore Colony Dislocated Families." Global Sociological Review, VII (I): 167-177 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2022(VII-I).16

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    HARVARD : AHMED, U. & MAZHAR, F. 2022. Socio-economic Impact of Diamer Basha Dam Development on Thore Colony Dislocated Families. Global Sociological Review, VII, 167-177.

MHRA

    MHRA : Ahmed, Umair, and Farhana Mazhar. 2022. "Socio-economic Impact of Diamer Basha Dam Development on Thore Colony Dislocated Families." Global Sociological Review, VII: 167-177

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OXFORD

    OXFORD : Ahmed, Umair and Mazhar, Farhana (2022), "Socio-economic Impact of Diamer Basha Dam Development on Thore Colony Dislocated Families", Global Sociological Review, VII (I), 167-177

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Ahmed, Umair, and Farhana Mazhar. "Socio-economic Impact of Diamer Basha Dam Development on Thore Colony Dislocated Families." Global Sociological Review VII, no. I (2022): 167-177. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2022(VII-I).16