Phek, January 21 (MExN): Land owners of Porba village, whose lands have been damaged by the SARDP road construction Pfutsero-Phek, have requested the Chief Engineer, Highways R&B, PWD Kohima to halt the release of land damage compensation of Porba village. In a letter to the Chief Engineer, which was released to the media, chairman of SARDP Road Damaged Land Owners Committee Porba, Nucutso stated, “It is learnt from the reliable source that the land damaged compensation is to be released in which it is listed against the names of only few vested individuals with favoritism and nepotism, leaving behind the genuine hundreds of damaged land owners.”
Moreover, the letter said that “the compensation to be paid to those few vested interest persons are also not proportioned according to the size and values of the land and properties damaged which cannot be justified in the eye witness of general public.”
The letter written on behalf of the land damaged owners informed that a meeting was held on January 21 where the state of affairs mentioned above were discussed by the effected people. The land damaged owners of Porba village under SARDP road construction in the letter fervently requested the chief engineer to look into the matter thoroughly and deliver justice to the land damaged owners by issuing proportional amount laid down by the government to all listed damaged land owners. Further, they earnestly requested to halt the release of the said compensation amount till justification arrives in order not to hinder the process of development.
