Odisha villagers sacrifice land for community road
The Hindu
‘Instead of confrontational approach, villagers were constantly persuaded to move back’
At a time when land acquisition emerges as the biggest stumbling block in undertaking any developmental project, the inhabitants of a small panchayat in Odisha’s Keonjhar district surrendered their generational claim on land for widening of village road.
Not long ago, the roads passing through Boncho panchayat in Hatadihi block were as narrow as 8-10 ft. it It was difficult to drive a four-wheeler through the panchayat with 5,000-srong population.
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