Compensation sought for road-expansion work

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ITANAGAR: The Jollang Panchayat's Land Affected Forum (JPLAF) while welcoming the proposed state road construction of 14 km from Pappu-Nallah via Jollang to Ganga Market has also urged the State government to compensate the affected people of the area. Failing to compensate the affected people, the JPLAF has called for a series of democratic movements in the State capital and is even ready to fight legally.

The six villages under Jollangpanchayat were notified as a village on February 20, 1978 under Assam Forest Regulation Act 1891. The Forum has also submitted a memorandum to Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar on April 5, demanding the same.

Addressing the media, JPLAF Chairman TarhMiri said that the people of six villages under JollangPanchayat were never informed by the department concerned on the move for expansion of the village road to 24m from the 'Right of Way' (ROW). He said that the notification issued by the Department of Urban Development (DUD) in March 2006 was never made public. Even the notification was not provided to the public leaders of the village, he added.

The Directorate of Town Planning in a notification issued in pursuance to the notification issued by the DUD on March 13, 2006 had notified that the minimum width of road from ROW of road connecting Pappu-Nallah via Jollang to Ganga Market be of 24m.

"We are just claiming compensation for the houses, walls, shops etc., which will be demolished by the district administration. Everyone has invested their hard earned money to build these infrastructures. Therefore, we request the administration not to dismantle the structures further," he said.

The Forum has requested the State Highways department to stop demolishing the structures till the work on road construction starts.

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