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Farmers affected by onshore acquisition for the projected Data Centre task astatine Tarluvada colony successful Anandapuram mandal staged a protestation astatine the Collectorate successful Visakhapatnam connected Monday, demanding compensation and rehabilitation benefits promised by the State government.
The protesters alleged that compensation and rehabilitation measures had not been extended to each eligible beneficiaries contempt task works progressing connected the ground. They submitted a practice to territory officials seeking contiguous intervention.
According to the affected farmers, astir 266 acres were acquired for the project, affecting 520 farmers. They alleged that compensation claims relating to 52 assigned-land holders remained unresolved and that discrepancies successful survey and gross records had resulted successful respective beneficiaries being near retired of the compensation process.
The farmers contended that the authorities had assured compensation and rehabilitation wrong 15 days of the instauration stone-laying ceremony, but the committedness had not been fulfilled. They besides alleged that entree roads to cultivation fields had been affected by project-related activities.
CPI(M) territory secretariat subordinate R. Gangarao, said land-losers were yet to person compensation successful accordance with assurances fixed astatine the clip of acquisition. He urged the authorities to rectify errors successful survey records and guarantee that each eligible beneficiaries received compensation without delay.
The protesters demanded that nary further operation enactment beryllium taken up until pending compensation and rehabilitation issues were resolved.
