Authors : Bhakti P. D. Timsina

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 6 - June

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26jun1419

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Abstract : The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a mandatory tool for large infrastructure projects including hydropower projects in Nepal and it has designed to assess the environmental and social impacts of a project which is comprehensive, covering various scientific disciplines and concerns, including those related to involuntary resettlement. However, the application of EIA in Nepal, especially concerning involuntary resettlement, has been a subject of discussion and analysis. The major objectives of this study are as follows: (I) An Overview of policies related on EIA and IR, (II) Find out the policy-gaps and (III) Provide the Valuable Way forwards for IR in Nepal.  Methods: Collect and review of several Acts, Rules and Regulations (Legal-Policy- Review). Similarly, Case Study and Comparatively Assessment as well as Empirical Assessment etc are the major methods for preparing the research Work.

Keywords : Impact Assessment (IA), Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), Hydropower, Land Acquisition Act (LAA), Involuntary Resettlement (IR).

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