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| People of Pul Doda still homeless | | Beyond Baglihar | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 3: Even after the years of commissioning of Baglihar hydroelectric power project, people evacuated from Pul Doda area in district Doda due to rise in water level of the dam, have not been rehabilitated so far.
This has not been done despite assurance from people sitting at the helm of affairs from district administration to the Chief Minister. These people are still living in rental homes in and outside town but so far government has not done anything to rehabilitate them. Not only this, the full compensation of land has not been given to them yet.
One of the biggest hydroelectric project of J&K, the Baglihar power project on the river Chenab, situated at Chanderkote area in district Ramban, 150 kms from here, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on October 10, 2008. The power project has so far generated millions of unit of electricity since its commissioning.
A population of around 1000 living on the banks of River Chenab at Pul Doda was affected by the construction of this prestigious project, but they have still not been fully compensated and rehabilitated.
"We have been looking for the rehabilitation package from the government from past so many years but nothing has been done by the successive government. They only make promises and never do any thing on the ground, "said a local businessman.
He said, "We have been deceived by the government and we still are not able to get a permanent house. Not only that but years have passed and we have not got the final installment of 20 percent of the total amount of compensation."
"There has been delay in the payment of final installment to people but we alone are not responsible for it but these people are also responsible for it. Due to internal rift and cases pending with vigilance and many other such organizations has delayed the payment of the same. But now we have assured them that they will get final installment in next ten days," said a senior district administration official.
He said, "We have also made a comprehensive package of rehabilitation for these people but it will take another six month to finalise as we have to get clearance from Geological Survey of India."
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