Villagers clash with police over relief for airport land

Ranchi: A group of villagers who are likely to be evicted for the proposed expansion of the airport clashed with police here on Friday. Over 200 Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel were deployed at the site when the agitators tried to stop the passengers on their way to catch planes.
Organized under the banner of the Birsa Munda Airport Visthapit Morcha (BMAVM), the agitators blocked the main road leading to the airport. They demanded that people facing displacement because of airport expansion be compensated adequately. Rehabilitation, jobs, and development of their villages were among other demands. The agitators wanted the Ranchi district administration to quash an order of 2006 that notified the acquisition of their 373 acres of land in the neighborhood of the airport.
14/07/12 Times of India

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Categories: airports Jul 2012