4,450 MCL oustees await resettlement benefits: Pralhad Joshi
BHUBANESWAR: The Centre on Wednesday said that 4,450 affected families of Mahanadi Coalfields projects are yet to be provided resettlement benefits as per the Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) policy of the State government.
Replying to a question of BJP MP Jual Oram, Union Minister of Mines and Coals Pralhad Joshi informed the Lok Sabha that about 16,087 families have been identified to be displaced, of which 11,637 have already been provided resettlement benefits as per the R&R policy of Odisha government. He said resettlement and rehabilitation are a continuous process for displaced people.
