The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Odisha Chief Secretary to submit an Action Taken Report (ATR) within eight weeks on a petition filed by secretary of civil society organisation Human Rights Watch Sangita Swain.
In here petition on February 10, 2017 to the NHRC, Swain has stated that 4,000 residents of villages of Ekamania, Dakhinadiha and Nalapahi in Ali block of Kendrapada district are surrounded by the Brahmani, Karaswata, Pathsala and Hansua rivers.
Till date, the villagers are deprived from basic facilities like road, education, toilet, hospital, electricity, BPl and ration cards, Right to Food. This violates human rights due to inaction and unlawful action by the concerned authorities, she said.
She prayed to the Commission to take criminal action against the public authority involved in violating human rights and provide immediate basic facilities to the victims.