PARADIP: With support of the United Action Committee (UAC), land acquisition by the State Government for the Rs 52,000-crore Posco steel project has gained momentum.Betel vines of 36 persons in Polang, Nuagaon, Noliasahi and Bhuiyanpal villages under Gadkujang and Nuagaon panchayats were demolished and Rs 57 lakh was disbursed on Tuesday. The land is being acquired by four teams comprising officials of the district administration, departments of revenue and forest and IDCO.The UAC decided to cooperate with the administration following talks with senior officials on Monday.“As the government responded positively to our demands, we are extending cooperation in land acquisition.We are not against the Posco project,” UAC president Anadi Rout said.Rout was hopeful that the outfit’s major demands, including hike in compensation and jobs to members of the affected families would be considered favourably at a meeting to be convened by the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (central) on May 30.Though UAC gave up its opposition, some members of Posco Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS) did not allow the teams to go ahead with the land acquisition at Noliasahi. As a result, 15 betel vines could not be acquired in this village.Ersama BDO Muralidhar Swain confirmed the incident and said that efforts would be made to acquire these betel vines on Wednesday.
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