The local farmers on Thursday in Naya Raipur have put up a unique proposal for Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA) officials. These farmers want the NRDA to deploy them for work for the ongoing preparations for the forthcoming IPl matches to be held at the Shaeed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium.
The NRDA officials have assured the farmers that they would sympathetically look into their demand.
Meanwhile the NRDA will also be holding a number of camps in the villages to distribute the cheques of the ‘difference amount’ to the farmers.
This apart, with a view to removing anomalies in the ‘Bandobast’, the camps would expedite redressal of matters of 'layer-1' villages.
A co-ordination meeting of farmer representatives and the administrative officers was held today concerning the problems of farmers at Shaeed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Naya Raipur.
District Collector Siddharth Komal ‘Pardeshi’ assured the farmers on meeting their demands at the earliest.The farmer representatives attending the meeting demanded distribution of the difference amount announced by the State Government at the earliest.
Around 3,000 farmers were to be distributed a total sum of Rs 92 crore out of which Rs 50 crore had already been distributed to them. The camps would be held in various villages to distribute the remaining amount. A camp had been organised at Parseda village on April 5 in this regard. The Collector also directed the officials to redress the complaints on ‘Bandobast’ anomalies at the earliest at the camps. He said that the officers of Tehsildar level would participate in the camps to provide solutions to various matters.
The first camp for ‘Bandobast’ correction would be held on April 6 at Palod Village. The process of providing Rs 15,000 annuity and allocation of 1,200 square feet of land to every adult member of a family had been expedited.
The co-ordination meeting today was also attended by District Superintendent of Police O P lal, General Manager, NRDA, M D Kavre, farmer representatives Parmanand Jangde, Anil Dube, Pappu Kosre besides other NRDA officials.