Transfer of Hisra Pokhraha plot of 40 acre plus land on Daltonganj Betla road identified for the administrative building of the seven-year-old Nilamber Pitamber University is caught in green hurdle as the area falls near Core area of the tiger reserve.
As per a Surpreme Court verdict, any non-forestry work has been forbidden in the close proximity to Core Area of tiger reserve.
Additional Collector (Revenue) MM Manjar in his letter to CO Sadar has stated this Core factor of PTR coming in the way of transfer of this chunk of land to NPU as the forest environment & climate change department has withheld the NoC for the transfer. The Additional Collector has confirmed to have shot off a letter to CO for new site of land at Jhaber and Kewatbar..
Heavy amount of NP University has got spent on this Hisra Pokhraha plot of land as HRD department had directed the NPU to first clear this huge chunk of land of all shrubs and bushes which entailed a high expenditure. JCB machines were put to work here for days together.
Further under directive from the HRD the NPU went for its leveling, digging of pits, purchase of pillars, white washing of pillars, numbering of pillars, installation of pillars for boundary of this chunk of land and big expenses on the carry out of geo referencing which is mandated for any land where hangs the issue of land coming under forest department.
Vice Chancellor of NPU AN Ojha said, “The NPU spent money on this plot of land under umpteen directives from the higher ups in the state machinery with the hope that this chunk of land will be of NPU but now the same chunk of land is being side lined for the Core issue where the NPU has no role any way.”
Additional Collector Manjar has asked CO Sadar to locate land worth 44 acres now at different locations namely Jhaber and Kewatbar. Sources said this location of more than half a dozen plots will be the third one so suggested to NPU for the construction of its administrative building there.
Sources said the NPU is cross fingered as the first location at Teekulya which was offered to NPU by Palamu administration failed mid way following the resistance of the locals who refused to budge an inch there at Teekulya for NPU.
Here too NPU invested 39 lakhs of rupees as deposit money so sought by the Palamu administration but when Palamu administration failed to give an inch here to NPU it on its own abandoned this site but forfeited 8 lakhs of NPU money out of its deposit of 39 lakhs citing eight lakhs as spent by palamu administration for land acquisition.
The VC and Pro VC confirmed this forfeit of 800,000 of rupees of NPU for Teekulya plot of land where the Palamu administration had to retreat in the wake of stir and protest by the locals.