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Author: Renuka Bandh Sangharsh Samiti
Despite protest against forced acquisition of land, Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) and revenue administration today notified Section 9 of the Land Acquisition Act 1894, for approximately 680 big has (about 57 hectares) of land of Panaar Village for the Renuka Dam Project. In a letter to the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court sent today, activists appealed for a stay on land acquisition for the project, considering the uncertainty surrounding the project.
The owners of these lands (more than 60 families) today filed their objections with the Land Acquisition Officer. Members of the Renuka Bandh Sangharsh Samiti also expressed their objections on the grounds that “the tree counting by HPPCL was completely false and the number of trees have been grossly under-estimated and that the land was actually being bought by HPPCL through property dealers and contractors and that the land owners were the biggest losers in this case”. Members of the Renuka Bandh Sangharsh Samiti also expressed their objections on the grounds that the precious forested lands were being acquired for peanuts. “The local people were being taken for a ride by statements of assurance from the government that the dam would not come up against their wishes on one hand, and the continued process of acquisition on the other,” said Yogindra Kapila of Renuka Bandh Sangharsh Samiti.
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