The residents of Thenka Yekkar manifested their solidarity as they all unanimously declared: We are ready to sacrifice our lives but not our fertile lands that have been the only source of our livelihood
The residents of Thenka Yekkar manifested their solidarity as they all unanimously declared: “We are ready to sacrifice our lives but not our fertile lands that have been the only source of our livelihood’’.
A preliminary meeting was held with the residents of Thenka Yekkar, whose lands are likely to be acquired for the proposed Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) on Saturday at the Yekkar Kodamanithaya temple hall.
Over 200 residents gathered to declare their stand on the acquisition of land in the presence of Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) land acquisition officer Vijayakumari Shenoy.
While Ms Shenoy came up to talk about the rehabilitation package to the people, the residents refused to even give heed to her and stood firm on their decision to fight for their rights.
Ms Shenoy further made attempts to convince the residents by saying that they were being given ‘the best package’. The residents citing examples of the plight of those who had lost their lands to MRPL, said that they do not want such things to happen to them. The locals question why there is a misconception that only a petro-chemical complex can bring development?
They proposed that since the entire region is living on agriculture, the region can be declared as ‘Agricultural special economic zone’ to promote farming.
The residents of Thenka Yekkar manifested their solidarity as they all unanimously declared: “We are ready to sacrifice our lives but not our fertile lands that have been the only source of our livelihood’’.
A preliminary meeting was held with the residents of Thenka Yekkar, whose lands are likely to be acquired for the proposed Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) on Saturday at the Yekkar Kodamanithaya temple hall.
Over 200 residents gathered to declare their stand on the acquisition of land in the presence of Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) land acquisition officer Vijayakumari Shenoy.
While Ms Shenoy came up to talk about the rehabilitation package to the people, the residents refused to even give heed to her and stood firm on their decision to fight for their rights.
Ms Shenoy further made attempts to convince the residents by saying that they were being given ‘the best package’. The residents citing examples of the plight of those who had lost their lands to MRPL, said that they do not want such things to happen to them. The locals question why there is a misconception that only a petro-chemical complex can bring development?
They proposed that since the entire region is living on agriculture, the region can be declared as ‘Agricultural special economic zone’ to promote farming.
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