Instigated by rivals and the desire for more compensations more farmers headed for the collectors office objecting to their land being acquired for the Dadri Power Projectionists some accompanied by kin thronged the collectorate to register their application to claim their land back. While the Reliance group headed by Anil Ambani that is promoting this project has declined to comment in view of the matter pending for review at the Supreme Court, sources in the collectors office said they are trying to ascertain the extent of land that is being reclaimed. The numbers are expected to be higher than the number of farmers which were expected to file for reclaiming of land vide the high court order. The land for Dadri Project was acquired in 2004 by the Govt of UP from 5827 land owners by signing Consent Agreements.
In fact less than 10% of total land owners, whose land was acquired, challenged the land acquisition in Allahabad High Court. Many local villagers said that the high applications are in view of people trying to encash the opportunity. “Many realise the land prices have gone up since the time they traded their property so want some more money in view of the prevailing prices,” said a resident of a hamlet in Dadri. Also business rivalry and several pending disputes pertaining to the Dadri plant are fuelling the agitations, asserted many. Rival of the Anil Ambani group who are against the project are funding demonstrations, travels from villages to the collectorate and even being paid off. “Some private volunteers were even present at the collectorate on Friday, helping people.
They however did not divulge their identity,” said an official. While demonstrators shouted slogan seeking “adequate compensation”, many sought that cases registered against them on account of agitations in the past be withdrawn. As many as 605 farmers approached the district authorities here on Friday seeking return of land sold to Anil Ambani group’s Reliance Power in Dadri, taking their total number to 1,171.The claims, the second such after 566 land owners moved the authorities on January 13, follows the December four Allahabad High Court order that quashed a portion of the state government’s 2004 notification for purchase of land for Reliance Power’s Dadri power plant. Reliance Power has filed a special leave petition in the Supreme Court, appealing against the High Court order.
Source : mynews.in
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