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Chandwa-based Rajwar Coal Block public hearing adjourned
An environmental public hearing was organized by TVNL (Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Limited) on Tuesday at Latehar District Sports Stadium regarding the opening of Rajwar Call Block from Chandwa Block. But due to strong opposition from the villagers the public hearing was postponed.
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Villagers did not participate in the public hearing Where not a single villager participated in the environmental public hearing. The villagers protested by sitting outside the tent set up by the company. During this, the villagers told the company, go back, water, jungle and land are ours, the highest Gram Sabha is not Lok Sabha or Vidhan Sabha, our rule will not be yours. Like raising a lot of slogans. The villagers say that the company never organized a gram sabha in the village regarding the opening of the call block, nor did the company talk to any villager. The company is holding a public hearing by misleading the villagers.
The company wants to grab the land Former head Devraj Oraon asked what the subject of the public hearing was. This information was not given to the villagers. He said the company wanted to acquire the land through brokers. That will not be allowed to happen. He further said that more than half of the six lands affected in the mining project have been handed over to the Bihar government. That should be fixed first. Aragundi Panchayat chief Ravi Bhagat said that the company, through brokers, wanted to grab the villagers’ land by holding fake gram sabhas. This attitude of the company will not be tolerated.
Public hearing should be held at block level Villager Vivek Kumar said the public hearing should have been held at the block level only. But the company does it at the district headquarters. He further said that the company wants to buy the villagers’ land at throwaway prices. Who will not give the company’s land at any price. AM Rama Ravidas, CO Arvind Devashish Toppo, TVNL Superintendent Rajesh Ranjan, Environment RO Manibhushan, Pollution Control Board Ashutosh Kumar, Police Station Incharge Pramod Kumar Sinha and hundreds of men and women villagers including TVNL employees were present on the occasion.
What do company representatives say? TVNL Superintending Engineer Rajesh Ranjan said the public hearing was postponed due to opposition from villagers. A public hearing was to be held regarding the environmental public hearing programme. But the villagers wanted to talk about land. The villagers were asked to attend the meeting on this issue as well, but the villagers did not agree.
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