The 1200 MW thermal power project of Jindal India Limited at Kaniha near here, estimated to cost Rs 6,000 crore, is under a cloud as the twelfth meeting involving the local administration, company authorities and the affected villagers remained inconclusive.
This time, the sub committee of the Rehabilitation and Peripheral Development Advisory Committee (RPDAC) chaired by the district collector held its meeting with the participation of the affected locals of Derenge village near Talcher. The locals of this village are split into two factions with one faction opposing displacement and the other in favour of it. The land losers demanded a payment of Rs 15 lakh as cash package by Jindal India Power to those land oustees who fail to get a job in the company.
