FRIDAY, 06 APRIL 2012
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PNS | BALANGIR
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Demanding speedy completion of construction works of lower Suktel
irrigation project, people from around 22 villages of the affected areas held a
meeting at Kankada in Bhundimuhann gram panchayat, 30 km from here, on
Wednesday.
During the meeting, they threatened
to close all the Government offices by picketing at Balangir on April 9, if
their demand was not fulfilled.
Since 2005, the land acquisition for
the irrigation project has been going on. However, the payment of compensation
has not been completed. As a result, the welfare and development programmes of
the Government were not implemented in the villages. As the compensation
payment process for land acquisition has not been completed, people are not
able to leave their villages and lands, informed Samajwadi Party district unit
president Arun Mishra here.
The villagers demanded fixing of
minimum of `10 lakh as compensation for one acre land, implementation of latest
relief and rehabilitation policy and expediting of land acquisition process,
Mishra informed further.
The project, for which work began in
2005, was marred by several financial irregularities. The lower Suktel
irrigation project was approved at a cost of `216 crore. Meanwhile, the project
cost has been raised to `1,047 crore, said sources.
The project would provide irrigation
facilities to 31,830 hectares land of Balangir and Sonepur district.
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