SARLAHI, May 26 -- Locals of Sarlahi have demanded the authorities to re-evaluate the compensation amount fixed by the Compensation Fixation Committee of the East-West Electric Railway. According to them, the amount fixed by the committee is insufficient.

A struggle committee formed to put pressure on the government to increase the compensation amount organised a press meet at Hariban on Saturday and announced various protest programmes.

The struggle committee has decided to organise a sit-in at the District Administration Office on May 30 and 31, and obstruct the construction of the railway line.

Dolraj Pandey, coordinator of the struggle committee in Bagmati, said that they are compelled to stage demonstrations after the concerned au...