The state government has asked an NGO to conduct a social impact survey of the project for the expansion of the Gaggal airport.
NGO members, who have been assigned the task of conducting the survey, yesterday faced resistance from people of Gaggal, whose land will be acquired for airport expansion.
A social impact survey is a pre-condition before the process of land acquisition is started. In the survey, an independent agency hired by the government would solicit the views of the affected people.
Sources said that Gaggal residents opposed the survey on the plea that the airport expansion would lead to their displacement. They urged the government to announce adequate compensation or a rehabilitation package before the land acquisition process is started.
