The Rehabilitation and Peripheral Development Advisory Committee (RPDAC) for Utkal-C coal block of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) has been conducted here successfully under the chairmanship of RDC Dr Suresh Chandra Dalai.
Angul district
Collector Sidharth Shankar Swain, MLA Sushant Behera, representatives of project-displaced and project-affected families, civil society members, NGO/SHG representatives and company officials were present.
The committee discussed in details about the multiple facets of rehabilitation and resettlement of land losers and project-affected people. The committee accepted the recommendation of the Project Level Rehabilitation & Resettlement Committee (PLRRC) meeting held last week.
Each displaced family in Utkal-C coal block project will get Rs 35 lakh for resettlement and rehabilitation.
Keeping in view of public sentiments, the ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh/ acres of land loss has been enhanced upward to Rs 12 lakh/ acre which will also be paid to the land-losing families.
The members expressed satisfaction over the packages and the ex gratia for land loss.
A pro-development ambience has been created in the Utkal C coal block project area.
