Himachal CM directs for adequate compensation to four lane affected families

Shimla, January 6, 2017: Chief Minister Shri Virbhadra Singh today directed the officers of the Revenue Department to provide adequate compensation to the families which were going to be displaced due to the work on Nagchala-Kullu-Manali four lane road.
He was presiding over a meeting today at Mandi with the senior officers of the Revenue Department and the members of the Sangharsh Samiti. He said that a family was permanently displaced from his land due to land acquisition and therefore it was must that such families get maximum benefits.

Shri Virbhadra Singh said that construction of this four lane road would ensure development of the entire area and this issue should be resolved at the earliest with the cooperation of the local people. He also directed the officers to provide compensation to the affected families in time bound manner.

Revenue Minister Shri Kaul Singh Thakur demanded that adequate compensation should be provided to the people concerned as fertile land was being acquired at several places. He assured that all the anomalies regarding the compensation would be removed soon.

Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Shri Anil Sharma, Chief Parliamentary Secretary Shri Mansa Ram, MLA Shri Sanjay Rattan, Chairman, General Industries Corporation Shri Surender Pal, OSD to the Chief Minister Shri Amit Pal, Additional Chief Secretaries Shri Tarun Shridhar and Shri Narender Chauhan were also present in the meeting.