Eviction discover leaves Cuttack Deputy Mayor Damayanti Majhi in a good spot

By Express News Service

CUTTACK: The Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) has issued an eviction discover relating to the unauthorised constructions at Balisahi slum in Jagatpur space below ward no 49 of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), placing CMC Deputy Mayor Damayanti Majhi in a hard scenario.

Majhi, who lately grew to become the youngest Corporator and Deputy Mayor of the CMC, resides on the slum together with her mom.

Sources mentioned that after her appointment as Deputy Mayor, a pucca home with boundary wall is being constructed for her. Following this, another neighbouring slum dwellers too have began extending their encroached premises. Around 50 households have been residing within the slum for the final a number of years.

After going by means of the scenario, IDCO has put up an eviction discover on the partitions of their homes together with Majhi’s a few days again. As many as 6 to 7 households together with Majhi’s household who reside within the slum have been requested to take away the unlawful constructions by May 10.

Though efforts to elicit a response from IDCO’s divisional head Parikhita Mahalik turned futile, the transfer of the IDCO in respect of issuing eviction discover is alleged to facilitate the development of a drain to resolve the persistent water logging drawback of the Jagatpur Industrial Estate.

“CMC’s Mayor quarters has already been allotted to Majhi, but she wanted to live in the slum,” mentioned CMC Mayor Subhas Singh including that the regulation would similar for all.

CMC Commissioner Ananya Das nonetheless mentioned that IDCO as per its common drive has issued a discover for improvement of its space. However, IDCO has not knowledgeable CMC about it, Das mentioned, including that she would look into the matter.