Private land acquisition for Posco gets underway

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PARADIP: In a bid to acquire around 50 acres of private land to facilitate the Posco project, the district administration has serv..

PARADIP: In a bid to acquire around 50 acres of private land to facilitate the Posco project, the district administration has served notices to around 18 villagers of Polang and Noliasahi in Gadakujang panchayat.
Ancillary works for the project have come to a halt after villagers protested construction of boundary walls alleging nonpayment of compensation.The administration is slated to acquire private lands at Gobindpur, Nuagaon, Polang, Noliasahi, Byanalkand and other areas of Gadakujang panchayat. Though the compensation was fixed at Rs 17 lakh per acre in a RPDAC meeting, United Action Committee (UAC), a proPosco outfit has demanded a hike. Special Land Acquisition Officer Nrusingh Swain said the 18 persons have been directed to collect their compensation.

The identification of betel vine labourers has been completed at Noliasahi village. The 134 labourers identified will receive their identity cards and maintenance allowance of Rs 2,250 per month, compensation and job cards. Swain also said around 2,700 trees under Sanghaipai forest committee in Nuagaon were felled on Friday.

Emphasising on the utility of these trees in protecting villages from natural calamities, they appealed the HC to intervene in the issue.