ORIGINAL-

It has also been observed that a discernible proportion of internal displacement occurred due to the dual exposure and risk of living in fragile areas prone to natural disasters and the conflict though with varying levels of impact.

Environment is equally exposed to damage in post disaster situations, when people are relocated from the affected area or forced to move from their place of origin to the vicinity of protected areas, natural forests, riverbanks or hill slopes vulnerable to landslides. Severe damage is caused to environment from this kind of temporary settlements where the migrant community mostly depends on environmental resources for their livelihood. Normally in lack of law enforcement capacity of the government and alternatives provided to these people, the temporary relocation sites gradually become sites of permanent settlements, and loss of environment is forgone forever.