On Wednesday, land owners affected by the expansion of the third railway line under the Chakradharpur Railway Division, organized a protest in front of the Assistant Divisional Railway Engineer's office. They submitted a memorandum to the Divisional Railway Manager of the South Eastern Railway, Chakradharpur, through the Assistant Divisional Railway Engineer,...
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Dangoaposi. The memorandum, signed by land owners from Amadaia and Dakuwa forests, had four key demands. Firstly, they requested immediate employment and compensation for 18 land owners from Amadaia and 8 from Dakuwa forest, whose land was acquired for the expansion project. Secondly, they demanded immediate demarcation of the land acquired from 7 land owners in Dakuwa forest, whose land is yet to be demarcated, and subsequent employment and compensation. Thirdly, they protested the placement of 200 land owners from Kharagpur Division in West Bengal in the Chakradharpur Railway Division, demanding their immediate relocation to their home division and prioritization of local residents for employment in the Chakradharpur division. Finally, they requested employment for dependents of deceased railway employees, along with compensation, and the elimination of commission charges in the settlement process.