The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Chief Secretary of Odisha to take appropriate action within eight weeks concerning different demands of the displaced persons in the proposed plant of OTPCL at Kamakhyanagar in Dhenkanal district.
The Chief Secretary has to take the action associating with leader Er Debashisha Hota. There are 112 displaced families coming under the banner of the OTPCL Marichakan Nuaganbila Displaced Trade Union, led by Hota. Here noteworthy that, Er Hota had filed a case with the NHRC – New Delhi on February 26. He alleged that the demands resolved at the 20 minute long meeting of him with the then Sambalpur RDC Niranjan Sahoo in presence of Dhenkanal Collector Bhumesh Chandra Behera on January 20, were not mentioned in the proceedings of the 2nd RPDAC meeting.
The demands resolved in the meeting are publication of fresh list of displaced people considering all majors including daughters and counting all as original families (OF) ; permanent job agreement with all displaced before their dislocation and maintenance of all displaced till they get jobs.
