Orissa Congress MPs to oppose Polavaram Project
Report by Dipti Ranjan Kanungo; Bhubaneswar: Politics makes strange bedfellows! It seems that Congress and BJD members are now in unison over the Polavaram issue. It is evident from the fact that Nabrangpur Congress MP and State Youth Congress President Pradeep Majhi is now joint hands with ruling BJD to oppose the multi-purpose Polavaram Project on river Godavari.
On Thursday Sri Majhi praised the oppose to the Polavaram Project and expressed that he will oppose the project till fulfill their demands. He further expressed that the Andhra Pradesh government is constructing the Polavaram project in the border of Malkangiri district. If the Project will be constructed , at least 28 villages and 15thousand Acres of land will be submerged. The innocent tribals and scheduled castes will be affected by this project. The areas which will be submerged are my areas. I will never leave it .
Pradeep Majhi who represents the tribal face of Nabrangpur as Lok Sabha member has joined the widespread protest in the state for the proposed Polavaram project which would divert over 3,000 hectares of forest land for the construction of the Indira Sagar (Polavaram) multi-purpose project.
He would raise voice against the Centre’s decision to grant eco clearance to the project if there is possible submersion .
Earlier on Wednesday, BJD MPs staged a demonstration near the Gandhi statue in the Parliament premises to protest the environmental clearance given to Polavaram. The parliamentarians alleged that the double standards adopted by Ministry of Environment and Forests have been exposed. The ministry has permitted eco NOD to the project within a fortnight without considering Orissa’s concerns.
On the other hand, Congress MP Bhakta Das who on Wednesday asked the BJD MPs not to politicalise the issue . It was a support to the Andhra Pradesh government but he has expressed that it will be opposed, if any village will be submerged by the Project.
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