National panel to review Polavaram R&R scheme
The Hindu
Status of land acquisition between August 2020 and May 2021 to be examined
The National Monitoring Committee for Rehabilitation and Resettlement (NMCRR) of the Department of Land Resources (Union Ministry of Rural Development) will review the implementation of Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) schemes for various projects, including that of Polavaram, apart from the the status of the land acquisition between August 2020 and May 2021, in a meeting to be held in virtual mode on August 18. The committee will examine the compliance of the R&R scheme with the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and the National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007.
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