KNJCSS moves NHRC for better compensastion

                                                                                                                                                        

To

            The Honb’le Chairman

            National Human Rights Commission

            Faridkot House, Copernicus Marg

            New Delhi – 110001, India

           

Esteemed Sir,

                        On behalf of Kalinga Nagar Jamihara Chasi Surakshya Sangh[KNJCSS] we pray before your honour and draw your attention that, with knowledge of districts administration, Honb’le Chief minister, company authorities and other competent personel. The Sangha members have been sitting in the peaceful GANADHARANA in democratic way to fulfill our two genuine demands with other demands since 11.08.2010 at Danagadi Tahasil, Dist- Jajpur, Odisha. But till now both the district administration office and Chief Minister Office is silent and callous to fulfill our demands. We have also given a memorandum on dated-24.11.2010 to the Honb’le Governor Odisha at Bhubaneswar through a peaceful rally against silent activities of the govt. to fulfill our demands. Though in this stipulated period 6 months have already been elapsed but till now no steps have taken by the Govt. to fulfill our demands who have sacrificed their agriculture lands means lively hood for the development of nation. So silent and callous nature of Govt. is creating a violation of human rights for the land looser at Kalinganagar who have lost their agriculture lands for the purpose of establish of 2nd Steel Plant means for the development of state and nation. Hence for your information we submit the following grounds to take necessary steps to fulfill our genuine demands.

01.  That Late Biju Pattanaik had a great dream to eradicate unemployed problems in Odisha and it will be solved only through industrialisation. For that purpose in the year 1992 for the establishment of second Steel Plant he had held a Bhumipuja Ceremony at Jakhapura in the district of Jajpur the then district Cuttack. So many people had gathered here from every corner of Odisha felt that our long cherished hope fulfilled through this ceremony for establishment of second Steel Plant after Rourkela Steel Plant. On that meeting Biju Babu announced all land losers family and austee will get job in this project and every house and family had survey regarding unemployed and financial status of this area by the Govt. and near about 20 revenue villages acquired for the establishment of 2^nd Steel Plant through Govt. notification. Biju Babu had also named this area as Kalinganagar in Bhumi Puja ceremony. In spite of demanding higher compensation by land losers on the request of Late Biju Pattanaik the farmers of Kalinganagar sacrificed their forefather agriculture lands receiving of Rs. 37.000/- per Acre as compensation money by the Govt. and had great hope their children must get job in this project with to avail other facilities as per Biju Babu Assurance.

02.  That due to failure of establishment of 2nd Steel Plant the Govt. knowingly violated all rules and regulations of rehabilitation and acquisition of land without knowledge of land losers,& village meeting (Pallisabha) in local revenue villages. The Govt. allotted all acquisition area of 2nd Steel Plant area to so many private companies through IDCO as per MOU. And in the mean time IDCO received near about of Rs. 3.5 lakhs above per Acre from private companies. Due to protest of land losers, the Govt. again paid of Rs. 63,000/- per Acre as ex-gratia money to all land losers who have lost the land for the purpose of   second  Steel Plant through 3steps and again the Govt. also assured to give job to the land losers family. Here a question arises in every mind if the Govt. had paid the genuine compensation of Rs. 37,000/- per Acre at the time of land acquisition for the purpose of 2^nd Steel Plant why the Govt. paid again of Rs. 63,000/- (total =1 Lakh) per Acre to the land losers as ex-gratia.

03.  That now the land losers whose lands have allotted to TATA Steel by the IDCO (Govt.), they are receiving of Rs. 4 lakhs per Acre as compensation money. Previously the same lands have been acquired for the purpose of the establishment of 2nd Steel Plant. Here a question arises if the second Steel Plant is a Khatian all the Land losers are equal co-sharer who have lost their land for the establishment of 2nd Steel Plant. So all the land losers who have lost their land for the purpose of 2nd Steel Plant are right and genuine to obtain the same higher compensation of Rs. 4 lakhs by the Govt. like TATA acquisition area land losers at Kalinganagar. So we are demanding the same is our genuine demand.

04.  That due to lack of outlook   the Govt. rehabilitation and acquisition policy is very defective because one without loosing any cultivating land an austee is getting so many facilities like permanent job to all adults of a family, homestead land is allotted to all adults, compensation money is given for construction of new building and destruction of old building. But on the other hand a land loser who lost his total agriculture land by means of livelihood leaving his only residential house is not getting a job. That “the cultivated land is source of income but residential house  is not source of income”. So the farmers who had been cultivating their lands hereditary since long years ago for food, now they have lost their land for Industrial Purpose and their little bit compantation money have already expensed in different ways. So the poor land losers at Kalinganagar now land less, job less & Money less & how they will maintained their family is a question for all. Now so many land losers family are remaining on starvation without any source of income. So we are demanding to give a permanent job to each land loser family as our genuine demand.

05.  That here is a question also arises in every mind that how many industries polices will be utilized in a state because in POSCO package the Govt. has  declared to give jobs to all land losers family. & job or allowances will be given who is collecting betel leaf from Pana Baraja & also compensation  is given to the encroacher of the Govt. land but on the other hand job is not given to the land losers family and there is no Compensation is given to the encroacher of the Govt. land at KalingaNagar. Though since 1928 the major settlement operation is not done here for industrial purpose. So it is clear out that the Govt. has betrayed to the land losers of KalingaNagar. So we are demanding to get equal justice by the Govt. like POSCO package.

06.  That the Companies are violating all the Govt. rules and regulations at KalingaNagar. They are using ground water showing false plantation , creating environmental pollution. So it is found peoples in locality are suffering from so many skin & unknown diseases.

07.  That the companies are also violating the Govt. decision instead of local employment without advertisement in any local news paper they are giving job to the out siders.

08.  That with help of district administration the companies are violating the rules and regulations of land acquisition and rehabilitation because though like village Khadigatia, Kudumi Sahi, Kacheri gaon people etc. are not shifted to rehabilitation colony some companies are forcible extending their  boundary & constructing their extension plant but the district administration is totally silent to see everything like a blind but on the other hand if anybody will protest supporting  human rights the local police is arresting him in false case for suppress the illegal activities of companies at KalingaNagar.

PRAYER

            Therefore it is prayed that your honour may be pleased to enquiry and to take necessary steps regarding above mentioned points to fulfill our genuine demands and to break the violation of human rights at KalingaNagar and for this act of your honours kindness our sangha as in duty bound shall remain ever pray.

Yours faithfully

Mr Narottam Patra & Other Members of 

Kalinga Nagar Jamihara Chasi Surakshya Sangh

Jakhapura, Kalilanga Nagar, Jajpur,Odisha