The 7th RPDAC meeting for Kalinganagar industries, conducted here on Wednesday, was presided over by RDC (Central) Dr Akhil Bihari Ota.
The representatives of almost all industries of Kalinga Nagar Industrial Complex participated in it. Sukinda MlA Pritee Ranjan Ghadai expressed concern over conducting of the seventh RPDAC after a long gap of one and a half years and non-implementation of the decisions finalised at the sixth RPDAC.
Ghadai fumed over the deaf ear of Tata Steel ltd regarding fulfillment of the assurances given to Gadhapur displaced people. The villages like Sarangapur and Nadiabhanga have totally been displaced and the problems of the two villagers have yet to be solved, Ghadai complained.
The local MlA also complained that many industries instead of providing jobs to the displaced and locals, used to engage many outside State people. Ghadai hoped that the present RDC would see to it that the decisions taken in the present RPDAC are strictly carried out.
Otta assured that RPDAC meeting would be held in 3-6 months’ gap and said the decisions would be carried out. He said that the Jajpur Collector would monitor the process. He also confirmed that stringent action would be taken if the industry owners defy the decisions.
He agreed that the environmental degradations have been acute and said that more plantations would be undertaken by the supervision of Cuttack DFO. The industry representatives and Jajpur district administration could not produce the employment details in the meeting.
Among others who participated in the meeting included Jajpur Collector Ranjan Kumar Das, SP Anup Kumar Sahoo, MP Rita Tarai, Zilla Parishad Chairman Susant Mishra, Danagadi Block Chairman lalita Ray, Sukinda Block Chairman Bhagabati Mohanta, SDPO Jugal Kishore Das, IIC Kalinganagar Rajib lochan Panda, ADM Kalinganagar Abdul Alim Khan, land Acquiring Officer Nihar Ranjan Dash, Sub Collector Maheswar Panigrahi, Tehsildar Sapan Kumar Nanda Pollution Control Board Regional Officer Anup Kumar Mallick, Deputy labour Commissioner Sunil Kumar Sahoo, DlO Kubera Behera and DFO Cuttack Sudarshan Patra.