Meeting on rehab in Ret project held

The Pioneer, June 28, 2009

Bhawanipatna: A review meeting for rehabilitation in Ret Irrigation Project was held here at the Conference Hall of the Collectorate in presence of Revenue Divisional Commissioner of the South Division Satyabrata Sahu here on Friday. Kalahandi MP Bhakta Das and Collector R Santhagopalan discussed on the issues of identification and provision of compensation to rehabilitated people. They also discussed to increase the compensation amount up to Rs 7 lakh for project-affected people and to provide better education facilities to the youth. Sahu informed that Subrat Mohanty, who was working as a treasurer in the Irrigation Project, was suspended as he found guilty of misleading officials by providing false documents at the time of enquiry related to land acquisition. ADM Chudamani Seth and Lanjigarh MLA Sibaji Majhi also attended the meeting.