The district administration has instructed all the coal companies, who have been selected for the coal production in new areas of Barkagaon block of the district, that they must pay the compensation to all the villagers whose land will be used for coal production. The administration has also requested all the companies to listen to the problems of the landlords.
Additional Collector (AC) of Hazaribag Rakesh Roshan called a meeting of all the companies' representatives regarding the detailed information to be shared with the companies.
Roshan said that the coal companies that have already selected land
for production, they have to first clear all litigations and after the clearance the compensation pay to the landlords.
He has further said that the coal mines which came under the CCL in Hazaribag district areas must clear the litigation on their level. It is not possible to clear all the litigation on the district level.
The AC further said that this is the duty of the companies who are doing
production or going to start the production must supply the drinking water to the affected villages.
He has also discussed the coal projects which have been starting the work of the constructions and other site work. He has suggested to the companies to finish the work as early as possible from the end of the companies.
The additional collector has also discussed the land acquisition of NTPC. He assured the company that they will get full cooperation in the acquisition of land in the Barkagaon block of the district.
He has directed NTPC officers to look after the interests of the affected villagers and provide them with all the facilities like water, education, health and environmental aspects.