20-Dec-2007
CHENNAI: More than a few dozen residents of Manapakkam, Gerugambakkam, Kolapakkam and Tharapakkam organised a protest meeting against the land acquisition for the proposed airport expansion project in Manapakkam on Wednesday.
They wanted the government to consider the proposal of setting of green field airport. Most of the residents in the locality were senior citizens who had invested their hardearned money and other savings by constructing their houses here, mostly by taking loans.
“How we will pay the loan amount to the banks as the government did not specified anything on compensation.”, the residents complained.
More than a thousand families reside in the four adjoining villages. For the last two weeks, they have been receiving notices from the government, that the government might need their land for the project.
They have been asked to register their objections, if any, with the district administration before 23 January. The total land to be acquired is 1069 acres.
Residents fear that expansion project might result in environmental degradation as most of the areas would turn into low-lying areas once the project is materialised. This would result in flooding during rainy days, they added.
Agitators said that a joint action committee would be formed tomorrow to chalk out further course of action. They are also planning to hold street demonstrations and road roko to high light their plight.
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2 comments:
Please inform us we shall also join for all protest. Also we should tell the govt about the market value of land which is un immaginable by govt to compensate.
Many talking on air, but people who are affected only will know about the pain
K.Manivannan
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Dear Govt
We think that you are not knowing about the matket values of the lands which you are going accuire for airport expansion.
With the above we feel you are not knowing about the peoples feeling.
And you cannot able to compensate the land values that of sure.
Hence think of other alternate immediately.
We have all rights to ask the above since we are affected peopels
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