State Cabinet nod to land compensation
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, June 29 2013 :
A meeting of the State Cabinet today has approved payment of compensation to the owners of the land affected in connection with developmental work of Adim Jati complex at Chingmeirong.
According to sources, the Cabinet meeting held in the afternoon today with Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh in the chair decided that the pending land compensation would be given to the affected land owners at the earliest possible.
Today's Cabinet meeting also discussed issues related to expansion of the National Highways.
However, taking of a final decision on the exact area of the land that would be acquired for the purpose in the densely populated areas has been deferred till the next Cabinet meeting.
Though discussion on regularization of the services of adhoc employees was taken up, no definite decision had been taken as the matter required further discussion.
With regard to the incident of bomb blast at Uripok on June 27 that left two non-local migrant workers killed while four others including a local resident injured, the Cabinet decided to discuss necessary compensation or ex-gratia to be given after the police submitted their inquiry report.