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Subject: LS: Bhakra Oustees Being Given Plots
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The Tribune, April 26, 2001
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Dam oustees being given plots: CM
Tribune News Service
Shimla, April 25
Mr Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, has said that the state government was
seized of the problem of the Bhakra dam oustees and added that effective
steps were afoot to solve their problems. He said 153 new plots had been
identified so far and were being allotted to left-out oustees. He
was presiding over the state-level Bhakra Dam Oustees Rehabilitation and
Advisory Committee meeting here today.
The Chief Minister said the government would adopt
a pragmatic approach in solving the problems of the oustees.
He said it was unfortunate that the oustees were
still facing problems in their rehabilitation even after 50 years after the
construction of the dam.
He said the oustees had made sacrifice in the larger interest of the nation
and their rehabilitation should have been given due attention when the dam
was constructed. He said not to speak of this, the state government
was even not getting due share from Bhakra Beas management projects. It was
getting only 2.5 per cent share as against its legitimate share of 7.19 per
cent. He held the leadership of that time responsible for it.
Mr Dhumal said the present government soon after taking over decided to set
up new Bilaspur town in which the Bhakra dam oustees could be rehabilitated.
New applications were invited to give an opportunity to those who were left
out earlier and after scrutiny 787 oustees were found eligible.
He said the Deputy Commissioner, Bilaspur, was directed to identify land for
the rehabilitation of oustees who had reported that 50 to 60 plots could be
carved out at Kosrain, 80 to 100 at Nihal, 44 plots at Lakhanpur and 250 at
Noaa villages.
The Chief Minister said the Luhnu ground and stadium at Bilaspur was being
developed at a cost of Rs 45 lakh besides the construction of a Rs 45 lakh
sports hostel with a capacity of 85 sportspersons, he said that the work on
the construction of Palika Bazar has also been started at a cost of Rs 4.70
crore.
The Chief Minister directed the BBMB authorities to ensure that the Bhakra
dam oustees should be provided priority in employment.
Mr J.P. Nadda, Health Minister, thanked the Chief Minister for evincing keen
interest in solving the long-pending problems of the Bhakra dam oustees. He
urged that the construction of link road connecting oustees villages should
be taken up on priority basis under Prime Minister Gram Sarak Yojna.
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