Jharia residents say Centre's rehabilitation plan inadequate
Dhanbad: A day after the Union cabinet approved a Rs 5,940-crore outlay for a revised rehabilitation master plan of Jharia coalfield residents in Dhanbad district, the affected people living in the coalfield area on Thursday expressed strong dissatisfaction calling the plan unjust and inadequate in addressing their long-standing grievances.
While BJP lauded the Union govt's move, JMM and Congress have condemned it.
Rajiv Sharma, the president of the Jharia Bachao Samiti, criticised the Centre and said, "The people of Jharia have paid a heavy price for a problem they did not create. It is a complete injustice not only to the legal title holders but also to the non-legal title holders residing in the fire-affected zone."
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