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The Odisha government, on Saturday, distributed over Rs 2.45 crore in compensation to 52 landowners from Khairaput and Mathili panchayats in Malkangiri district.
The payout covered approximately 12.82 acres of land acquired for the long-awaited Jeypore-Malkangiri railway line project.
According to reports, among the beneficiaries were 4 individuals from Khairaput and 48 from Mathili.
"The government will procure private land from 844 people. The drive being held today is the first phase and 40 families will be compensated. We have secured the consent of all involved, and after acquiring the land, it will be handed over to the R...