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The State authorities is considering providing monetary compensation alternatively of rehabilitation to families apt to beryllium displaced nether the 3rd signifier of the Upper Krishna Project (UKP-III), Deputy Chief Minister and Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar said successful the Legislative Council connected Thursday.
Replying to a connection raised by BJP subordinate Hanumantha Nirani connected providing further basal facilities and rehabilitation to families affected by the project, Mr. Shivakumar said the authorities was acrophobic astir the plight of radical displaced by the project.
He said that aft the acquisition of onshore for the project, immoderate landowners had approached the courts, which had directed compensation of astir ₹13 crore-₹14 crore per acre successful definite cases. As it was not feasible for the authorities to wage specified a precocious amount, the State had precocious decided to supply compensation of astir ₹30 lakh-₹40 lakh per acre, helium said.
“Instead of providing rehabilitation to each family, we are examining the anticipation of giving monetary compensation. A determination volition beryllium taken aft holding a gathering with nationalist representatives and different stakeholders,” the Minister said.
He added that the authorities was moving connected an alternate argumentation successful spot of rehabilitation and resettlement for villages that would beryllium submerged successful the backwaters of the Almatti reservoir nether the project.
24 rehabilitation centres
Mr. Shivakumar said that nether the existing plan, 24 rehabilitation centres were projected to beryllium developed to supply basal facilities to radical from 20 villages affected by submergence.
As per the caller onshore acquisition rules, operation enactment was successful advancement astatine 8 rehabilitation centres, helium said. However, onshore acquisition for 2 centres — Kundargi and Bavalatti — had been declared invalid by a court, portion acquisition of onshore for the remaining 13 centres was astatine assorted stages.
Earlier, BJP members P.H. Pujar and Hanumantha Nirani said that respective rehabilitation centres established during the archetypal 2 phases of the task lacked basal facilities specified arsenic due roads, drinking h2o supply, drainage, streetlights and onshore for burial grounds.
They pointed retired that delays successful implementing the 3rd signifier had near residents successful affected villages successful uncertainty, preventing them from repairing their houses. Schools were not receiving capable grants, and compensation had not yet been paid, they said, urging the authorities to code the issues astatine the earliest.
A.P. raises objections
Following the Andhra Pradesh government’s absorption to Karnataka’s connection to rise the tallness of the Almatti dam to facilitate completion of the 3rd signifier of the Upper Krishna Project (UKP), Mr. Shivakumar said helium would question to New Delhi adjacent Tuesday on with Minister H.K. Patil to clasp discussions with the authorities acrophobic connected the issue.
The Andhra Pradesh authorities has written to the Union authorities raising objections to the implementation of the UKP-III phase, stating that the retention level of the Almatti dam should not beryllium accrued and that nary further onshore acquisition oregon task enactment should beryllium taken up.
