Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal on Thursday informed the Chhattisgarh Assembly that no persons had been displaced by seven barrages under construction in the State.
In a written reply to Congress member T S Singhdeo, the Minister informed that since there are no project affected people from the seven barrages under construction, there is no need for rehabilitation measures.
The compensation to be provided to the people whose land had come under submergence in under process, he said.
Agrawal said that the barrages are under construction to provide water to the industrial units from Hasdeo barrage on Hasdeo river in Korba district and Kudri barrage. There are six additional barrages under construction which would provide water to the industrial units from Mahanadi river mainly Samoda barrage, Shivrinarayan barrage, Basantpur barrage, Mirauni barrage, Saradih barrage and Kalma barrage.
The compensation for private land coming under submergence due to construction of the barrages had already been given to the project affected, he said.