GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT INDUCED RESETTLEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF TARBELA DAM RESETTLEMENT IN PAKISTAN.

Any-mega development project, such as the Tarbela Dam, causes significant dislocation and relocation to human populations. The Tarbela Dam project involved relocation of more than 95,000 people. Besides housing, this relocation caused numerous social, economic, and cultural problems. This study was conducted in order to uncover a gender perspective on the Tarbela Dam relocation. This study employs a qualitative-ethnographic research design in order to collect data from the Tarbela Dam affectees. The location of the study was that of relocated communities in districts Haripur, Mansehra and Swabi. Data was collected through interview, FGD and observation. The study found that relocation has caused significant changes in women's dress code, marriage patterns and education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]