Central team says land acquisition by Odisha govt for Posco 'illegal'
PARADIP/BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government on Tuesday began land acquisition for the proposed Rs 51,000 crore Posco steel project in Jagathsinghpur district, even as a central team termed the process as "illegal" saying that the Forest Rights Act had been violated.
"We have begun acquiring government land in Gada Kujang Panchayat area after proper verification," Additional District Magistrate (Paradip), Saroj K Choudhury said.
Stating that the work was progressing smoothly, he said two persons, Rohit Behera and Basant Behera of Bhuyanpal village, were among first to receive cheques for Rs 1.15 lakh each for their land of over ten decimal area used for cultivation of betel vine.
The process started despite reservations expressed by the central committee of union ministries ofForest and Environment and Tribal Affairs which dubbed land acquisition without implementing the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 as illegal.
"It will be illegal to acquire land until the Forest Rights Act is implemented properly," Asish Kothari, one of the four members of the joint committee said. ……………………………………………….
"We have begun acquiring government land in Gada Kujang Panchayat area after proper verification," Additional District Magistrate (Paradip), Saroj K Choudhury said.
Stating that the work was progressing smoothly, he said two persons, Rohit Behera and Basant Behera of Bhuyanpal village, were among first to receive cheques for Rs 1.15 lakh each for their land of over ten decimal area used for cultivation of betel vine.
The process started despite reservations expressed by the central committee of union ministries of
"It will be illegal to acquire land until the Forest Rights Act is implemented properly," Asish Kothari, one of the four members of the joint committee said. ……………………………………………….
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Army veterans launch ecological operation in Kullu
2010-07-27 15:50:00
A group of ex-Army men have launched an operation to re-green the hills and are converting a large area of barren land along the Sutlej River
The project will be executed in close coordination with and under the technical guidance of the state Forest Department and Ecological Task force.
"ETF's (Ecological Task Force) work is to plant saplings for environment conservation along with the forest department," said Pawnesh Kumar, Conservator in the state Forest Department.
The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) would provide the funds to the team for the task.
The task force not only does afforestation, but also educates villagers about the importance of rainwater harvesting…………………………………………………….....By Prem Thakur (ANI)
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CM: 123 cr to be spent on forestry-related activities
Lalit Mohan
Tribune News Service
Bankhandi (Dharamsala), July 26
The state government has planned a major investment in forestry-related activities. Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, while presiding over the 61st state-level Van Mahotsav function organised at Bankhandi, 40 km from here, said Rs 123 crore would be invested by the state government in forestry-related activities in the current financial year.
Data collected by The Tribune regarding the status of forests in the state has some concerns for the policy makers and environmentalists. In the recent past, the Government of India announced green bonus for the Himalayan states. The state got about Rs 100 crore as green bonus under the scheme, which was the lowest amount among all Himalayan states of the country.
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According to sources, the state received least green bonus due to lesser percentage of dense forest cover. The power projects have adversely affected the dense forest cover in the state. In the past two decades 9,000 hectares forest area has been diverted to power projects…………………………………………………………………………..
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