WORK ON SUKTEL PROJECT SPILLWAY BEGINS AT BALANGIR
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 |
SUDHIR MISHRA | BALANGIR | in Bhubaneswar
The
measurement and alignment work for construction of spillway of the Lower Suktel
Irrigation Project by the Odisha Construction Corporation (OCC) began on Monday
with OCC officials carrying out the job at Pardhiapali, 25 km from here, even
as members of Lower Suktel Budi Anchal Sangram Parishad staged protest against
the project.
“We are carrying out the
measurement, levelling and other works here for construction of the spillway
and after these works are completed, machine would be used (for construction),”
said OCC Senior Manager BK Sahu. “We are getting support from people of the
concerned villages,” added Engineer, Dam Construction Trilochan Das.
Balangir MP Kalikesh
Narayan Singh Deo said, “Besides me and the local MLA, the Government is
committed to implementation of the irrigation project. Once the project is
completed, it will boost agriculture and economy of this area, besides
addressing the growing drinking water needs of people.”
However, a member of the
Budi Anchal Sangram Parishad, Gadtiya said, “We were surprised by this
development. The Chief Secretary had assured us that whatever development would
take place would be intimated to us. .But we were kept in the dark. As we came
to know about this development late, only members of the core committee of the
Parishad are staging a dharna here. The next course of action will be taken up
after a meeting of the Parishad.”
The crucial meeting of
the Parishad was likely to be held later in night to decide its future course
of action.
Balangir Superintendent
of Police Ravi Prakash told this correspondent, “We have made elaborate
arrangements to tackle any law and order situation at the project site.”
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