NHRC directs Odisha Chief Secretary to rehabilitate people displaced due to various project works ANI | Updated: May 09, 2021 18:08 IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 9 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) directed the Odisha Chief Secretary on Sunday to take appropriate measures to compensate, rehabilitate and resettle people affected in Koraput district due to different projects.
The direction came in response to a petition filed by human rights activist and Supreme Court lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy.
In his petition, Tripathy mentioned that Koraput district is the worst affected in the country as more than fifty per cent of the district is affected due to various projects like Machhkund, NALCO, HAL and Kolab projects executed in the district causing large scale internal displacement and consequence problems.