Social Impact Assessment is whenever the government intends to acquire land for a public purpose; it shall consult the concerned Village Council/ Local Council/Municipality as the case may be at the Village level in the affected area and carry out a Social Impact Assessment Study in consultation with them. In the SIA, the following study will be taken by the Social Impact Assessment Unit - (a) assessment as to whether the proposed acquisition serves public purpose; (b) estimation of affected families and the number of families among them likely to be displaced; (c) extent of lands, public and private, houses, settlements and other common properties likely to be affected by the proposed acquisition; (d) whether the extent of land proposed for acquisition is the absolute bare – minimum extent needed for the project; (e) whether land acquisition at an alternate place has been considered and found not feasible; (f) study of social impacts of the project, and the nature and cost of addressing them and the impact of these costs on the overall costs of the project vis-à-vis the benefits of the project etc. The Report of SIA study will be submitted within 6-months from the date of issue of the notification.
The SIRD&PR, Mizoram is appointed to Social Impact Assessment Unit under Mizoram (Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement) Act 2016 by the Land Revenue and Settlement Department, Govt. of Mizoram since 2016. The following SIA study were conducted by SIRD&PR, Mizoram and submitted it report to the concerned authority :
2016 | Acquisition of Land for NH-54 Widening (Aizawl – Tuipang) project. Requiring body – NHIDCL, Govt. of India Enterprise. |
2017 | Additional Land for Bairabi-Sairang Sihhmui New Railway Line Project. Khamrang, Mualkhang & Sihhmui. Mizoram. Requiring body – Indian Railway, Govt. of India. |
2017 | Acquisition of Land for Project site of EWS at Hawngtial Ram, Edenthar. Requiring body – UD&PAD, Mizoram |
2017 | Land Acquisition for Tumpui Helipad, Tumpui Village, Kolasib, Mizoram. Requiring body – GAD, Mizoram |
2018 | Land Acquisition for Improvement of KDZKT Road, Kawrthah Village. Requiring body – PWD, Mizoram |
| 2018 | Acquisition of Land for construction of Road from Zohmun to Palsang PMGSY Raod. Reguiring body, PWD, Mizoram |
| 2020 | Acquisition of Land for construction of 25 Towers for 33Kv Double Circuit Power supply from Sihhmui Sub Station to WTP, Mualkhang, Tanhril. Requiring body- SIPMIU |
| 2023 | Social Impact Assessment for Construction/Setting Up of Sectionalizing Valve (SV) Station at 6 (Six) Locations for the Project Panisagar-Aizawl Section of Natural Gas Pipeline Project |
| 2023 | Social Impact Assessment for Acquisition of Land for Construction of Bridge Over Karnaphuli (Khawthlangtuipui) |
| 2023 | SIA for Acquisition of Land for Construction of Thingsai-Bualpui-Saisih-Pangkhua-Sangau Road (7.800-29.900 KM), Lawngtlai District |
