In a jolt to the Lanco power project in Dhenkanal, the district collector Mr Girish S N has ordered an inquiry into the direct purchase of tenancy land belonging to ayacut area by independent power producer Lanco Babandh Power Company despite the ban order.
The collector's order has come in the wake of allegations of purchase of irrigated land from the tenants by the company. There have been allegations of recent purchase of 37 plots of land belonging to the ayacut area by the company and the district collector has asked the local sub registrar to verify the same.
The sub registrar has asked the Rengali canal authorities to provide details of the said land but maintained that he cannot prevent anyone from selling any kind of land under law.When contacted, a company official said, “We have minimized the purchase of ayacut land. Out of the total private land requirement of 1000 acres, the company has so far purchased about 500 acres from the tenants.”
Lanco Babandh Power has been directly purchasing land from the villagers instead of opting for acquiring land under the Land Acquisition Act. The company is setting up 1320 MW power plant at Kurunti and Kharakprasad area of Odapara block of Dhenkanal district.
(Sourced from BS)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Probe in Lanco land purchase
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