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New Indian Express
05-07-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Disbursal of land compensation starts for railway project in Odisha
MALKANGIRI: The long-awaited 128 km Jeypore-Malkangiri railway project gained momentum with disbursement of Rs 2.45 crore to 39 people towards land acquisition across Mathili panchayat, including four from Khairput block on Friday. Nabarangpur MP Balabhadra Majhi distributed the compensation in presence of Malkangiri MLA Narasinga Madkami and collector Asish Iswar Patil. Beneficiaries received Rs 10 lakh per acre as compensation. Majhi said, the 108 km project stretches 80 km across Malkangiri district, affecting 42 villages - 15 in Mathili, 14 in Malkangiri, and 13 in Khairput blocks. 'A total of 1,946 acre of land would be acquired for the project of which 714 acre are private land and 231 acre are government lands. Once the total land acquisition process is complete by December this year, the project work is likely to commence by January 2026. A total of Rs 476 crore will be required for compensation to 844 beneficiaries across the district,' he said. While the project was sanctioned in 2016 with DPR approved in 2018, progress stalled from 2019-2024. Land acquisition expedited only after the double engine government came to power last year, he added. Talking to the TNIE, collector Patil said, the railways deposited Rs 150 crore with the district administration for compensating 844 beneficiaries across the district affected due to the project. The disbursement will complete within six months and the compensatory afforestation for 1,000 acres forest land is at final stage.
New Indian Express
25-04-2025
- New Indian Express
Bhubaneswar-based Yatri Bhojan barred from catering service
BHUBANESWAR: The Odia Language, Literature and Culture department has asked all heads of subordinate offices and districts not to permit the city-based Yatri Bhojan Pvt Ltd for any catering/food service contract. The direction came after the office of the chief resident commissioner (CRC) at New Delhi flagged non-payment of outstanding dues and violation of licence agreement by the firm, and urged all departments to not take its service. The office of the CRC has already terminated its licence agreement made for operation of Odisha Niwas canteen service on account of gross negligence, violation of terms and conditions, unsatisfactory performance and pending Rs 32.94 lakh dues towards monthly licence fees. In October last year, an inspection was conducted by a team of officers following a complaint filed by Gangeswari Majhi, wife of Nabarangpur MP Balabhadra Majhi, who had found a cockroach in the food served to her for dinner by the canteen of Odisha Niwas. The inspection team had found that the entire kitchen operated by the firm was infested with insects which is hazardous to health and safety of guests in gross violation of FSSAI Act and rules. Later, the canteen manager begged for an apology. Accordingly, a complaint was also filed against the firm before the FSSAI, New Delhi for gross violation of its rules and food safety standards that compromises the safety of health, life and public interest. Stating that the firm is a wilful defaulter of government dues and it deliberately defaulted the responsibilities entrusted to it, additional resident commissioner Sucharita Sarangi had urged all departments not to consider the firm for any such catering service contract.
