As many as 18 human habitations in Jharsuguda district, where displaced families of the Hirakud Dam were resettled about 60 years back, have not been accorded revenue village status yet.
Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Sudam Marndi informed this in the State Assembly while replying to a question of BJD member Kishore Mohanty and additional questions of Rohit Pujari and Kishore Chandra Nayak on Thursday.
The Minister informed that as many as 46 villages in Sambalpur district had been shifted due to construction of the Hirakud dam and they were resettled in 32 habitations, which have already been declared revenue villagers. However, 19 revenue villages in Jharsuguda district had been submerged families of which were resettled in equal number of habitations. Excepting “Bhurasundha” village, none of the other 18 habitations is yet to be according revenue village status.