Bedabahal UMPP fails to take off, land losers undergo
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By Express News Service
ROURKELA: The destiny of greater than 2,000 affected households continues to hold in stability with the proposed Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) in Sundargarh’s Bhedabahal reportedly getting scrapped and the state authorities unwilling to return the acquired land.
After central PSU Power Finance Corporation (PFC) proposed to arrange the 4,000 MW UMPP at Bhedabahal underneath Lankahuda panchayat in Sadar block, notification for land acquisition was issued in 2010. Land for challenge was acquired in Lankahuda, Kopsingha, Rupudihi, Kirei, Kandabahal and Bhedabahal.
In subsequent 4 years, the IDCO acquired 2,732 acre of personal land for which 98 per cent compensation amounting to about `614.50 crore was paid until 2014. The rehabilitation and periphery improvement advisory committee (RPDAC) headed by the RDC (North) at its assembly in October 2014 had determined that cost of compensation for bushes and constructions had been to be paid solely after finalisation of the rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) colony website.
While the affected households wished the R&R colony to be arrange close to Kirei and Semina villages, the administration earmarked 785 acre alongside Ib river for the aim. The administration additionally provided to arrange a high-level ring street alongside the river to attach state highway-10 at Bhedabahal and Ib bridge close to Bandhpali by way of Japang, Kopsingha and Semina villages.
Moreover, the challenge degree R&R committee led by the Sundargarh collector additional provided to arrange faculty, well being centre, cinema corridor, cell tower, neighborhood centre, kalyan mandap, playground, park and 24X7 water provide freed from price for 15 years on the recognized R&R colony website, the structure design of which was to be ready by IIT-Kharagpur.
But with no response from Orissa Integrated Power Ltd (OIPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PFC, on the challenge, no additional motion may very well be taken. Incidentally on March 27, 2023, the workplace of Sundargarh collector in a letter to the Revenue and Disaster Management division knowledgeable that until date, no step was taken by the challenge proponent for institution of the UMPP. It went on to say that the affected households are steadily visiting the grievance cell for quick launch of compensation for bushes and constructions regardless of the challenge standing citing that they’ve exhausted land compensation quantity and dealing with acute monetary and livelihood difficulties.
Earlier in December 2020, the administration had requested OIPL authorities to put the problem earlier than their board for a choice. A high-level assembly by the chief secretary on June 30, 2021 additionally didn’t evoke any response from the OIPL.
Sundargarh sub-collector and land acquisition officer for the UMPP Dasarathi Sarabu mentioned no communication has been obtained from the OIPL about standing of the proposal. Meanwhile, a senior income official mentioned the acquired land can be retained by IDCO within the occasion of OIPL challenge not developing.
ROURKELA: The destiny of greater than 2,000 affected households continues to hold in stability with the proposed Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) in Sundargarh’s Bhedabahal reportedly getting scrapped and the state authorities unwilling to return the acquired land.
After central PSU Power Finance Corporation (PFC) proposed to arrange the 4,000 MW UMPP at Bhedabahal underneath Lankahuda panchayat in Sadar block, notification for land acquisition was issued in 2010. Land for challenge was acquired in Lankahuda, Kopsingha, Rupudihi, Kirei, Kandabahal and Bhedabahal.
In subsequent 4 years, the IDCO acquired 2,732 acre of personal land for which 98 per cent compensation amounting to about `614.50 crore was paid until 2014. The rehabilitation and periphery improvement advisory committee (RPDAC) headed by the RDC (North) at its assembly in October 2014 had determined that cost of compensation for bushes and constructions had been to be paid solely after finalisation of the rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) colony website.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
While the affected households wished the R&R colony to be arrange close to Kirei and Semina villages, the administration earmarked 785 acre alongside Ib river for the aim. The administration additionally provided to arrange a high-level ring street alongside the river to attach state highway-10 at Bhedabahal and Ib bridge close to Bandhpali by way of Japang, Kopsingha and Semina villages.
Moreover, the challenge degree R&R committee led by the Sundargarh collector additional provided to arrange faculty, well being centre, cinema corridor, cell tower, neighborhood centre, kalyan mandap, playground, park and 24X7 water provide freed from price for 15 years on the recognized R&R colony website, the structure design of which was to be ready by IIT-Kharagpur.
But with no response from Orissa Integrated Power Ltd (OIPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PFC, on the challenge, no additional motion may very well be taken. Incidentally on March 27, 2023, the workplace of Sundargarh collector in a letter to the Revenue and Disaster Management division knowledgeable that until date, no step was taken by the challenge proponent for institution of the UMPP. It went on to say that the affected households are steadily visiting the grievance cell for quick launch of compensation for bushes and constructions regardless of the challenge standing citing that they’ve exhausted land compensation quantity and dealing with acute monetary and livelihood difficulties.
Earlier in December 2020, the administration had requested OIPL authorities to put the problem earlier than their board for a choice. A high-level assembly by the chief secretary on June 30, 2021 additionally didn’t evoke any response from the OIPL.
Sundargarh sub-collector and land acquisition officer for the UMPP Dasarathi Sarabu mentioned no communication has been obtained from the OIPL about standing of the proposal. Meanwhile, a senior income official mentioned the acquired land can be retained by IDCO within the occasion of OIPL challenge not developing.
