By Express News Service
PARADIP: Continuing their protest in opposition to laying of pipelines by IOCL on the disputed land, residents of Dhinkia village on Sunday erected fences across the web site of the Paradip-Hyderabad Product Pipeline (PHPL) undertaking.
Though IOCL had began work on laying of pipes for the undertaking, the villagers mentioned the corporate had not sought their permission earlier than carrying it out. They have been demanding fulfilment of their six-point constitution of calls for together with jobs, ingesting water, highway, road gentle, healthcare providers, land for the landless and withdrawal of instances in opposition to anti-Posco protestors.
On January 12, the Orissa High Court had directed the Collector of Jagatsinghpur to resolve concern by March 1. Despite the intervention of the court docket, IOCL began laying the pipes on the land on Saturday however its officers had been prevented from doing so by the villagers. The villagers erected bamboo fences to limit entry of IOCL officers into the location. The village committee has additionally deployed locals close to the location to maintain a watch on trespassers.