HT Correspondent
ITANAGAR, Aug 13: The All Nyishi Youth Association East Kameng District Unit (ANYA-EKDU) has reiterated its demand for a re-verification of the Lada–Sarli stretch of the Frontier Highway Project and announced that it will organise a peaceful rally from the welcome gate to the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Seppa, East Kameng district, on August 18.
Addressing the press at the Arunachal Press Club in Itanagar, ANYA-EKDU president Ramesh Taku said the decision followed the expiry of a 14-day ultimatum served to the district administration regarding the distribution of compensation for the project.
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Alleging a lack of transparency in disbursing compensation for the 126 km highway stretch, Taku said multiple anomalies were revealed through documents obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
He claimed that there were disparities in the rate of compensation, with some landowners receiving ₹100 per square metre while others were paid ₹200 for similar land.
According to Taku, the District Land Revenue and Settlement Officer (DLRSO) of Seppa also compensated unclassified forest land falling within divisional forest areas, while separate payments were made for the shifting of utilities, leading to further irregularities.
Taku further alleged that measurements of a graveyard were taken randomly during assessment and that no geo-tagging, video recording, or photographs of the affected areas were conducted.
“Through RTI, we sought the concerned department to provide the geo-tagging photos and video recordings, but the same was not furnished,” he said.
Social activist Sol Dodum, who accompanied the association, questioned the compensation of government-built structures under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).
“How come water tanks constructed by the government were compensated?” he asked.
ANYA-EKDU has demanded that the disbursement of compensation be halted until the re-verification is completed, and that no transfer orders be issued for the DC and DLRSO until the process is finalised.
