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| PIL seeking rehabilitation of Saddal village inhabitants | | DB directs to complete project by December 31 | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 8: In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the displaced inhabitants of Saddal of Udhampur district a division bench of High Court comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Rajnesh Oswal took serious note for not completing the project.
The DB directed AAG Aseem Sawhney to bring on record a complete status report as on 31.12.2021 clearly indicating as to the benefits which have been extended to the inhabitants of village for the purposes of rehabilitation and if all those benefits agreed upon by the Government have been provided to them or not. The DB in case, the project work is not completed by 31.12.2021Principal Secretary, Revenue shall remain present in person.
When the PIL came-up for hearing, the DB observed that the present writ petition has been filed in public interest for the rehabilitation of displaced inhabitants of village Saddal Tehsil Mongri District Udhampur. It is pertinent to note that the aforesaid villagers were displaced during the floods of September, 2014.
The petitioner has prayed that in order to rehabilitate the villagers, 10 marlas land to each of the displaced family be allotted; a sum of Rs. 2 lakh per family be given for settlement; power may be supplied to their homes; as also the facilities of Anganwari education to children with drinking water, food facilities, health centres with proper sanitary conditions.
The DB observed that the government had agreed for providing five marlas of land to each of the family with all ancillary facilities such as power supply, drinking water, sanitary conditions. One of the reports reveal that that for the purpose of leveling of ground for the residential colony, construction of approach road, drains, water supply and electrical works, DPRs have been prepared and accepted. Even sufficient amount of fund has been released in respect of each of the above heads and that all the said works would be completed within eight months from the date of availability of the funds.
The DB directed the Principal Secretary, Revenue and Principal Secretary, Disaster Management to call for a meeting of all the departments connected with the aforesaid project so as to coordinate and to bring to an end the aforesaid project by 31.12.2021 positively and the release of funds would not be an any excuse for non completion of the same. |
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