Dharmendra asks JSP to speed up R&R issues of people

ANGUL:The Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has asked Jindal Steel and Power authorities to consider sympathetically the demands raised by land losers and affected persons.He advised the company to expedite the works of compensation and rehabilitation of the affected people in a time-bound manner.

Pradhan said this in the Rehabilitation and Peripheral Development Advisory Committee(RPDAC) meeting of Utkal-B1 and B2 and JSP Steel Project.

The Revenue Divisional Commissioner of Northern Division Sachin Ramachandra Yadav chaired the meeting.Chhendipada MLA Agasti Behera,North central Range IG Satyabrata Bhoi,SP Rahul Jain,ADM Uday Mohapatra,sub-collector Barendu Mohanty among other officials and the village leaders attended the meeting.

 According to district official sources,the meeting widely discussed about the Rehabilitation and Settlement issues of Utkal B1 and B2 Coal Mine and JSP Steel Project.It deliberated extensively on the implementation of the decision taken in last RPDAC meeting.As per JSP coal mine the villagers affected are Raijharan,Kansadhipa,Golagadia and Simili Sahi.