Monday, December 12, 2016

Villagers seek package on par with Bhogapuram airport

People of all affected villages of proposed Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) are demanding rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) package on par with Bhogapuram airport.

State government is paying Rs 34 lakh per acre as compensation for lands acquired for the airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district, while revenue officials proposed to pay Rs 11.25 lakh as compensation per acre in Kovvada NPP-affected villages.

For the proposed NPP, a total of 2,074 acres of land is required which is spread over seven villages, Maruvada, Tekkali, Jeerukovvada, Kotapalem,Kov vada, Ramachandrapuram and Gudem in Ranastalam mandal. Of the total land, 684 acres are assigned lands, 791 acres are government lands, 599 acres are private lands.

Total houses in seven villages are 1,983 and population is 7,960.  At present revenue officials proposed to pay around Rs 13 lakh as compensation per acre land in Kovvada NPP-affected villages. But people are demanding Bhogapuram kind of package by saying that NPP is a Central government unit.
12/12/16 The Hans India
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