Other States - Orissa   

Village identified for resettlement

Kendrapara: Citing safety issue as its top agenda for resettlement, the Orissa Government has decided to relocate erosion-hit villagers in coastal areas of Kendrapara district to Bagapatia, a safer place.

Residents of Satabhaya and Kanhupur villages under Rajnagar Tehsil had earlier expressed a wish to be resettled at Magarakanda, Rabindrapalli and Dantiapada.

Kendrapara District Collector Srikanta Panda said that Bagapatia village, 12 km from the sea coast, was now being preferred to other spots for resettling the two villages. “We instilled confidence among the people as safety issue remains uppermost on Government agenda. There was an open-hearted and healthy interaction between the people and Government and forest officials. In deference to the majority opinion of the affected, it has now been decided to build the resettlement colony at Bagapatia village,” Panda said. Magarkanda, Rabindrapalli and Dantiapada villages were otherwise better spots for resettlement. But the locals were unwilling to shift to these places as they felt the low-lying topography would make these places susceptible to ingress of tidal waves.

Besides, the Forest Department thought that these places could serve better as buffer zone for Bhittarkanika National Park, sources said.

Bagapatia village is free from forest land and wildlife sanctuary embargo and settling there would be within the framework of rules and regulation, the Collector said. - PTI

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Education is no more a dream for them
Village identified for resettlement
Doctors threaten to resign en masse
Dance exponent left in the lurch
Health matters
Hogging the limelight
Governor’s advice
Students gherao faculty
Sea erosion poses threat to Olive Ridleys
No breakthrough in Asima death case
Rain hits normal life in Cuttack
Rights groups raise voice against combing operations
Activist told to remove objectionable matter
BMC restrains from taking ‘unpleasant’ steps

Copyright © 2008, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu