The Odisha Bhumihina Praja Samiti State president Er Debashisha Hota has told that the agitation of the forum has been successful as the district administration has taken steps on various demands.
Dhenkanal Collector Bhumesh Chandra Behera had a meeting with Hota over these demands on August 2 after a huge rally taken out by the forum on July 22 where the Collectorate was gheraoed in Dhenkanal.
While the forum had demanded that the wrong mentioning of cast Sabar in case of a section of people be rectified giving them the benefits accruing to SCs, and STs, the district administration clarified that it was empowered for rectification of wrong recording of caste in the RORs. However, it instructed all Tehsildars to dispose of the caste certificate applications of Sabar and Kapudia in absence of ROR, by field enquiry and if there is huge pendency of applications, they may conduct camps in the same locality.
Besides, on the demand for lands to all landless residing in urban as well as rural areas, the administration has taken a positive stand. Some people of Alatuma in Kamakhyanagar NAC have been settled at Nua Alatuma during 1955 flood. But the kisam of the land is “Jungle” for which they could not get RORs. The Kamakhyanagar Sub-Collector was instructed to inquire into the matter and take necessary steps.
The DWO and all Tehsildars were instructed to take necessary steps for distribution of Patta under FRA to the SCs and STs as early as possible.
The Dhenkanal Sub-Collector was instructed to inquire the irregularities made by Sagarbala Hota, the secretary of E-Tech Residential College and Vidyaniketan Charitable Trust.
The District Employment Officer was instructed to look into the matter of employment of West Bengal people in Hitech Hatch Fresh Pvt Ltd in Parikheda village of Sogarpasi panchayat and ensure employments for locals in the plant.
Hota had requested for converting Gengutia-Ranapasi railway level crossing into a passenger halt which will directly benefit lakhs of people of Kamakhyanagar, Jiral, Kankadahad and Parjang area. His memorandum shall be forwarded to the Government of India for further action.
The Kamakhyanagar Sub-Collector was instructed to look into the matter of compensation to displaced farmer Krupasindhu Majhi of Sairampur in Asurabandha Mines area.
Notably, on July 22, more than 20,000 supporters of Er Hota came in a rally and gheraoed the Collector’soffice pressing for various demands.