Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday directed the officers of the Revenue Department to provide adequate compensation to the families which were going to be displaced due to the work on Nagchala-Kullu-Manali four-lane road.
He was presiding over a meeting at Mandi with the senior officers of the Revenue Department and the members of the Sangharsh Samiti. He said that a family was permanently displaced from his land due to land acquisition and therefore it was must that such families get maximum benefits.
The chief minister said that construction of this four lane road would ensure development of the entire area and this issue should be resolved at the earliest with the cooperation of the local people. He also directed the officers to provide compensation to the affected families in time bound manner.
Revenue Minister Kaul Singh Thakur demanded that adequate compensation should be provided to the people concerned as fertile land was being acquired at several places. He assured that all the anomalies regarding the compensation would be removed soon.
Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Anil Sharma, Chief Parliamentary Secretary Mansa Ram, MlA Shri Sanjay Rattan, amongst others were also present in the meeting.