A day after the violent clash between agitators and security personnel at the Vedanta Lanjigarh alumina refinery plant, leaving two persons dead, normalcy was restored on Tuesday.
Following a meeting between the agitators and the Vedanta authorities in the presence of Kalahandi Superintendent of Police Battula Gangadhar, the two groups reached a mutual understanding.
The Vedanta also announced a compensation of Rs 25 lakh each for the families of the deceased.
Tension had prevailed at the plant site on Monday as displaced locals of Rengupali village, agitating in front of the plant gate demanding jobs, were lathicharged for their dispersal. An agitator identified as Dani Harijan and an Odisha Industrial Security Force personnel died in the scuffle that also left over 40 people injured.
Following the faceoff, the district administration clamped Section 144 of CrPC outside the plant.