Rengma landowners seek ‘re-measurement’
Dimapur, August 21 (EMN): The Rengma Landowners Association (RLA) has alleged that names of people who did not even own any land or property along National Highway-61 have been included in a list of “land affected” people who would be affected by a road-widening project.
The organisation has written to the deputy commissioner of Kohima requesting “re-measurement / assessment of land / property falling under NH-61 from 40/000Km to 72/400 Km.”
The organisation issued a copy of the letter to the media on Monday.
The ‘department concerned has issued the list of land affected in the two lane road widening project and it was found that fake property owners are included in the compensation list while some genuine land owners were not included,’ the press release began.
“Moreover, in the latest list, the department has included even more names who does not own any land / property along NH-61 making it to 384 landowners against the first list which include 293 landowners.”
This shows “sheer negligence and confirms the deliberative manipulation by the concern department officials” as it did carry out the land survey in the presence of the actual landowners, the letter stated.
“It is found that many structural damages compensation are no-existent with hefty amount booked in the name of some individual.”
The association has assured that it will not ‘remain silent’ until justice has been delivered.
“Referring to our resolution No.1 dated 19/08/2017 we request your kind office to take the case seriously and set a specific date for re-measurement / assessment so that every land owners will be present personally during the measurement,” the landowners stated.
“This exercise will clear all anomaly and the rightful land/ property owners will get their due justice. This will pave way for better developmental activities now and in future.”
