Bhubaneswar, April 28 -- Amid brewing discontentment among people displaced owing to coal mining and thermal power projects, Odisha's Revenue Minister Suresh Pujari on Tuesday reviewed the issues pertaining to land acquisition, rehabilitation, and resettlement of people affected in coal-bearing districts.
A high-level meeting convened today discussed in detail these issues affecting the coal producing districts of Angul, Jharsuguda, Sundargarh, and Sambalpur.
The Minister later issued directions to the concerned district administrations to resolve the issues expeditiously while saying that "We need mines and industries for development, but we cannot endanger the lives of common people."Raising concerns over pollution caused by transportat...