What was the kalinganagar controversy??
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Kalinganagar is in the state of Odisha,India. Ever since 1990 the state government began acquiring land from the locals with the aim to put up an industrial complex “Duburi Industrial complex”. It was later on renamed as Kalinga Nagar Integrated Industrial Complex (KNIIC) . The main idea of setting up this complex in the area was to invite industrial houses to establish industries like Iron, Steel and Allied industries.
The acquisition was done with the aim to provide job opportunities for the locals and thereby generating employment for them. The government even promised reasonable compensation along with a proper road map for their resettlement.
However most of the promises made by the government remained unfulfilled. The locals were often turned away on the pretext of inadequate education and filled the higher posts by recruiting outsiders and the elites in the locality. The compensation provided by the government was also meager.
This led to a revolt by the tribals of the area who saw the situation as a threat to their livelihoods and were anguish over their loss of land.
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“The promise of employment to the natives remained largely unfulfilled. While most of the higher level posts are occupied by the elites in the locality and outsiders, the diseased community was often denied such jobs citing insufficient education”, said Narendra Mohanty, state convener of Indian Social Action Forum, while speaking to Newsclick.
“The compensations offered by the government were very less. Earlier it was just Rs 35,000 per acre of land and the government increased the amount to Rs 1 lakh after continuous demands and protests. Still, the people, who were thrown out of their land, are suffering to make their lives”, Narendra added.
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