HT correspondent
DALGAON, Jan 9: Demanding that the government must fulfill its promises given to the affected people during the eviction drive at Garukhuti under Sipajhar Revenue Circle,
thousands of such people from Garukhuti and Dhalpur demonstrated in front of the Revenue Circle Office here on Monday.
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Sources informed that among the promises made by the government to the affected public were allocation of 1 bigha land for each family, pucca house, sanitary latrine, drinking water facility and set up schools.
Hundreds of the 2051 evicted families were shifted to Shyampur and Arimari last year under the Dalgaon Revenue Circle while the remaining people are being shifted in a phased manner.
Meanwhile, the shifted families have alleged that the authorities concerned have not delivered the promises made during eviction. Thousands of the evicted people including women and children gathered in front of the Dalgaon Revenue Circle and staged protest demanding proper rehabilitation.
One of the protesters complained, “We are living like animals… We don’t have even the basic amenities. We lack proper shelter, roads, drinking water etc.”
Another protestor said, “The government has not done anything for us since the last one year we were shifted here. We demand that the government must fulfill its promises and allocate land to the evicted families.
