Tourism is a rapidly growing industry that contributes significantly to the global economy. The tourism industry has the potential to displace local populations, especially in developing countries where tourism is often developed on lands where indigenous or marginalized communities resides. The development of tourism can sometimes lead to the displacement of indigenous peoples. The displacement can occur in various ways, such as through the acquisition of land, eviction of local residents to make ways for infrastructure or the transformation of traditional livelihoods. Silsako beel is a wetland located in Guwahati Assam. It is home to a rich variety of flora and fauna, and is an important source of livelihood for local communities residing there. Assam government has proposed a project to make Silsako Beel India’s largest lake and to ease the perennial artificial flooding in Guwahati. The drive was conducted by the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), and intends to use its natural setting to address the city’s storm water management system. The implementation of this project requires eviction of thousands of indigenous peoples surrounding the Beel. The eviction has resulted in forced displacement, homelessness, psychological trauma, health issues and economic constrain of those residing around the Wetland. This paper thus tries to identify the consequence of the project and eviction upon the indigenous communities and also seeks to analyse the change that took place in different aspects of their life. The study has a significant role in anthropological science as it deals with the forced relocation and marginalization of communities, that can lead to disruption of social networks, loss of land and identity, which are essential component of anthropological study. The study also tries to highlight the impact of the process of eviction and how people response to and resist those change.
