Friday, September 28, 2012

Villagers stall Suktel construction in Balangir


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FRIDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER 2012 17:59
SUDHIR MISHRA | BALANGIR
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Following stiff protest from the villagers, the construction work for Lower Suktel irrigation project worth `1,042 crore, which started on Thursday, was stalled after a few hours.
Despite the fact that police imposed Section 144 at the project site to restore normalcy, the Odisha Construction Corporation officials could not resume the construction works and returned from the site after one-and-a-half hours.
At around 9 am, the company officials and workers, along with district officials, including ADM and Chief Engineer RC Padhee, started the spillway construction works after performing puja at the site in the presence of police force. However, while the work was in progress, the protesters led by Ghunu Sahu, Udaya Singh Thakur and other members of the Lower Suktel Budi Anchal Sangram Parishad, besides Samajwadi Party’s Balangir unit president Arun Mishra and party members, staged a demonstration at Magurbeda construction site, 30 km away from here, and forced the officials to stop the work. The protesters demanded adequate compensation to the displaced.
Under the banner of Lower Suktel Sangram Parishad, hundreds of protesters, including women and school children, sat in a dharna at the construction site and said that they will not allow the officials to start work until their demands are fulfilled. Some of the protesters demanded that the Chief Minister should come and discuss with the displaced people and let all the people get compensation, before the project work is undertaken.
Following the strong protest from the people, the ADM and other officials intimated with their higher authorities and returned from the site. “We have postponed the work today after intimating with higher authorities about the situation. We shall work as per the direction of the State Government,” ADM Sadhab Minz told the media.
It may be noted that on Wednesday, the members of the Budi Anchal Sangram Parishad had declared the construction site as prohibited area by putting up red flags.
To keep a vigilant eye on the movement of protesters and control any untoward incident, the district administration deployed four platoons of armed police force and one platoon of Special Police Officers at the site.

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