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Kolkata Feb 23 PTI The West Bengal government Wednesday began disbursal of compensation to consenting landowners in Deocha Pachami coal mining project area in Birbhum district and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee personally handed over compensation cheques and job appointment letters to six families concerned Banerjee told reporters after the programme at the state secretriat that 1600 of the about 4200 odd families in the area have already given their consent to give their land for the Rs 30000 crore coal project She said that the state has firmed up a relief and rehabilitation package of Rs 10000 crore for the land losers of Deocha Pachami coal block considered the largest in the country and ranks second globally and no land owner who has consented to give hisher land will be deprived Over a lakh employment will be generated once the project gets underway Apart from the compensation from the land which is very exciting considering the market rate we will be handing over job appointment letters to all families who have given their land she said The chief minister said that compensation and support is being offered to even those who live in the area identified for the coal block and do not have any legal right either on any land or building there The Relief and Rehabilitation package offers double the market value of the land along with 100 per cent as solatium as land cost to a consenting landowner It has increased the built-up area of individual houses to be provided to all the families in model RR colonies to 700 sq ft from 600 sq ft The compensation in lieu of built up house has been increased from Rs five lakh per family to Rs seven lakh Subsistence allowance for each family has been increased to Rs 15 lakh from Rs one lakh While the original package provided for one employment for one member of every family as junior police constable in the revised package those with higher qualification will be given higher grade posting in police or an equivalent posting in other departments There are 12 villages in the area having around 4314 households with a population of 21033 A total 3601 of them are SCs and another 9034 STs Located in Muhammad bazar in Birbhum district Deocha Pachami is spread over 1231 sq km which is around 3400 acres Of the total area the government owns 100 acres of which 300 acres is forest land The block has a reserve of around 1198 million tonnes of coal and 1400 million cubic meter basalt black stone PTI BSM SUS KK KK KK

Kolkata Feb 21 PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the government has modified the compensation for land losers of Deocha Pachami coal mining project and that there will be no forced acquisition of land for it The Rs 35000 crore coal project in Birbhum district is the coutrys largest and the worlds second largest one Banerjee said after a cabinet meeting that the state government wants to acquire land for the mining project which will create one lakh jobs The government will develop this project and no land will be given to the private sector We have modified the compensation in the cabinet meeting so that people are benefitted Despite this if anyone does not want to give land we will not force and will develop the project excluding that portion she said The chief minister said that compensation and support is being offered to even those who live in the area identified for the coal block and do not have any legal right either on any land or building there Some illegal mine owners in the area are misguiding the locals but the offer is excellent and I dont think anyone will reject it The project will bring immense economic boost to the state by offering low cost power for another 100 years Banerjee who had supported the anti-land acquisition movements at Singur and Nandigram said Chief secretary H K Dwivedi said the government is offering rehabilitation package of Rs 10000 crore and has raised the compensation to be given for house building to Rs seven lakh from Rs five lakh and the size of houses to be given to them has been revised to 700 sq ft from 600 sq ft The government has also increased another component of the compensation from Rs one lakh to Rs 15 lakh he said It is paying two per cent compensation to land losers 100 per cent as solatium Rs 1 lakh as shifting cost Dwivedi said Better jobs like that of constables or group C employees will be given to qualified members of land loser families Dwivedi said There are 12 villages in the area having around 4314 households with a population of 21033 A total 3601 of them are SCs and another 9034 STs Located in Muhammad bazar in Birbhum district Deocha Pachami is spread over 1231 sq km which is around 3400 acres Of the total area the government owns 100 acres of which 300 acres is forest land The block has a reserve of around 1198 million tonnes of coal and 1400 million cubic meter basalt black stone PTI BSM KK KK KK

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 26 (ANI): Ace Bollywood director Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi, who is set to release his much-awaited film 'Prithviraj' starring Akshay Kumar and Manushi Chhillar soon, was recently honoured with the prestigious Padma Shri award.