More than 19,000 complaints of Narmada valley PAFS disposed

Bhopal, Jan 29 (UNI) As many as 19,629 complaints of the project-affected families of Narmada Valley has been collectively disposed by two grievance redressal authorities (GRA) -- GRA Narmada complex projects and GRA Sardar Sarovar project.

The GRA Narmada complex projects was being headed by former additional chief secretary Mr Ravindra Sharma, whereas the GRA Sardar Sarovar project was working under the chairmanship of former High Court Chief Justice G G Sohani.

Mr Sharma informed that the GRA had registered 17, 245 complaints and disposed 10,755 complaints by December 2006, an official release added.

Most 15,183 complaints had been received from the Indira Sagar project-affected families. Of them, 9,237 complaints had been disposed. The GRA used to organise camp courts in the project areas to facilitate the affected applicants.

The GRA constituted for the disposal of complaints of Sardar Sarovar Project affected families has disposed 8,872 complaints out of about 11,000 complaints registered so far.

The state government had extended rehabilitation package and facilities to 24,421 families affected by the present SSP dam height of 121.92 m. Rehabilitation of 14,000 families likely to be affected by dam height 138.68 m (FRL) were in progress, the release added.

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