The Pioneer, 21st June, 2008
Pioneer News Service Bhawanipatna
Twenty rehabilitees of Vedanta Aluminium Ltd of Lanjigarh were injured while demanding a sum of Rs 10 lakh per acre of their land. On Wednesday, the tribals had staged a demonstration in front of the VAL office and forcibly tried to enter the Gate no 2 of the plant to press their demand.
As per the 2006 rehabilitation policy, the tribals are demanding Rs 10 lakh per acre of land which they have lost for the establishment of the VAL unit. While 20 tribals were injured by the security guards and the police force, three security guards were also injured in the incident.
Three seriously injured persons were rushed to the district headquarters hospital. Two platoons of police force were deployed to prevent further untoward incidents. Kalahandi district collector assured the rehabilitees to sort out their demand by June 29.
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