No proper rehabilitation to dam affected people
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 27 2011:
Even as the state Chief Minister and IFCD Minister ensured to complete the Mapithel Dam project before March, 2012, people affected by the project is all set to block the construction work until and unless the government provides them proper rehabilitation.
Themson Jajo, vice chairman, Mapithel Dam Affected Villages Organisation in a press meet held at Manipur Press Club said that they had applied a writ petition to the Gauhati High Court to stay the construction work of the dam until the government provides proper rehabilitation and resettlement to the affected people.
According to the 1998 R&R plan, rehabilitation plans should be completed one year before completion of a project.
However the announcement of the CM and the IFCD Minister to complete the project before March 2012 violated the provisions of the plan.
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