The land acquisition process for expansion of the Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd’s (DCBL) Lanjiberna limestone mines is underway in a phased manner. Keeping in view the interest of displaced families of two villages Jolodihi and Rengalbahal during the second-phase land acquisition, the Sundargarh Sub-Collector-cum-Administrator, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) Abhimanyu Behera had earlier sent the draft R&R scheme to the villages. This scheme abides by the Odisha R&R Policy 2006 and also the standard R&R scheme followed for all displacements in Sundargarh district till date.
The concerned Government officials were present during the public hearing. Picture leaflets, booklets and banners in Odia language were distributed among the displaced families. After hearing the proposals and accepting certain written opinions, the Sub-Collector forwarded the same for further action.