The Rehabilitation and Peripheral Advisory Committee (RPDAC) meeting of Ib Valley, lakhanpur and Orient Area of MCl was conducted by Jharsuguda district administration on Friday, where a lot of discussions were made to curb irregularities in fund utilisation in various welfare projects by MCl. A decision was taken to go for tendering process for these MCl projects.
Bargarh MP Pravas Singh and Brajarajnagar MlA Radharani Panda informed about the slowdown of the welfare projects in the coal mines area of Brajrajnagar constituency on which RDC (northern division) DV Swamy directed concerned authorities to spend the unutilised funds within three months in lakhanpur block area.
The MCl management was directed to attach priority to environmental safety in mines area and it was suggested to check pollution hazards by proper maintenance of the trees without going for conventional system of planting trees.
The RDC advised the district Collector to make joint visit along with forest authorities to supervise plantation projects in mines area. Further, Swamy advised to construct green park in mines area and ensure strict enforcement of the rule of covering the coal loaded trucks with tarpaulin besides giving priority to locals in employment of skilled and unskilled workers and supply of health cards to displaced and affected persons. Approval was given for 157. 47 acres land to rehabilitate Karlajari and Khaliapalli villages.
While reviewing the employment status in lakhanpur, Ib Valley and Orient Areas, the MCl was directed to submit fresh list of workers with actual address as per the recommendation of the peoples’ representatives. Brajrajnagar MlA Panda requested to allot 10 acres of land for the proposed Delhi Public School in Brajrajnagar.
Besides, a discussion took place on MlA' s demand for setting up of proposed cancer and super specialty hospital over 5 acres of land near Shani temple of Belpahad. District Collector Bibhuti Bhusan Patnaik, SP R Prakash, PD DRDA Satyanarayan Das, MCl's Director Personnel lN Mishra, Ib Valley GM MS Sharma, lakhanpur GM RP Gupta and Orient Area GM RG Choudhary were present.