In 1992, the Sardar Sarovar Punarvasvat Agency (SSPA) was constituted for implementing the Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) activities of the Sardar Sarovar Project Affected Families (PAFs) in Gujarat. While implementing the activities, SSPA recognized that resettlement and rehabilitation are two different issues. Resettlement is more concerned with the change in the geographical location and the provision of basic infrastructure in the new habitat, Rehabilitation is more concerned with the empowerment of the PAFs, so that they can get assimilated and prosper in their new settlements.