Two weeks and counting: A farmers’ stir in HP over honest compensation
2 min read A bunch of farmers affected by an influence transmission line have been protesting in Jukhala in Bilaspur district for the previous two weeks. Around 15 to 25 protesters have been staging a dharna to demand honest compensation for the transmission line working by means of their land, which was arrange by the Parbati Koldam Transmission Company from Kullu to Punjab greater than 5 years in the past.
The firm was a three way partnership between the Power Grid Corporation of India and Reliance Infrastructure, however the latter offered its total 74 per cent fairness stake within the enterprise just a few days in the past.
The Parbati Koldam Transmission Company is going through at the least three court-ordered FIRs in Himachal beneath the Indian Penal Code, the Indian Forest Act and the Environment (Protection) Act registered in 2015 attributable to allegations of not having taken requisite permissions earlier than laying the transmission strains.
That similar yr, following an inquiry by a fact-finding committee, the deputy fee of Bilaspur had requested the state authorities to take motion in opposition to the corporate for allegedly violating the Electricity Act and Indian Telegraph Act, and never adhering to parameters of income, horticulture, agriculture and forest departments for offering satisfactory compensation.
“The matter may kindly be taken up with the Government of India for streamlining the process for providing compensation in such major projects of national importance,” the DC had written. Then final yr, the state excessive court docket had dismissed a petition by the corporate which sought the quashing of the FIRs.
Rajneesh Sharma, one of many protesters, mentioned that they are going to be holding a Jan Chetna rally on Wednesday to accentuate their stir, throughout which a nationwide coordinator of the Bhartiya Kisan Union will be a part of them. He added that also they are demanding a repeal of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1985 beneath which the transmission strains are laid.
