THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK
Barkagaon (Hazaribag), February 2: The Hazaribag district administration successfully organized a Gram Sabha in Mahugai Kala Panchayat for the Gondalpura mining project, which the Ministry of Coal allotted to Adani Enterprises Limited.
The Gondalpura coal block has a geological reserve of 176 million tonnes.
Rehabilitation plan
During this time, in the presence of senior administrative officials, advisors from the Centre for Advancing and Launching Enterprises (CrAdLE) provided detailed information about the rehabilitation plan for the project’s potential displaced people and families due to land acquisition, which has been prepared by the Collector cum Administrator of Hazaribag. The project will displace 783 families.
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This scheme is subject to the provisions of Sections 16(4) and (5) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Act 2013.
Villagers support project
A large number of villagers were present during the Gram Sabha, most of whom were in support of the project. At the same time, some villagers also expressed their disagreement over their rehabilitation and compensation. On this occasion, officials from the district administration conducted the Gram Sabha and recorded the villagers’ requests.
Magistrate Deepak Kumar Dubey, Circle Officer Baleshwar Ram, CI Anuj Kumar, Revenue Officer Ashish Kumar, Jitendra Kumar, and Station Officer Vinod Tirkey were on the spot.
Employment opportunities
According to officials of the Mining Department, the state government will get a revenue of about Rs 600 crore every year from the start of Adani Enterprises’ Gondalpura mining project. In addition, five to ten thousand people in the Hazaribag district will also get direct and indirect employment opportunities. Once coal mining starts here, the smuggling of illegal coal will also be curbed, which will cause the government to gain substantial revenue benefits and boost public welfare programs.
Notably, Jharkhand is one of the major coal-producing states in India and mines equipped with modern technology will maintain a balance between the interests of the state’s environment and economy.
