Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir unit of CPI(M)
on Tuesday sought adequate compensation to farmers, whose lands
have been acquired for 330 MW Kishan Ganga Power Project near
the LoC in Bandipora district.
"The government should ensure adequate compensation to
the farmers whose land has been acquired for construction of
the prestigious power project and also major share of jobs (at
the project) to local educated youth," party state secretary M
Y Tarigami said in a statement here.
The project is coming up in the picturesque Gurez
valley near the Line of Control across Kishen Ganga river in
Bandipora district of North Kashmir.
Bureau Report
First Published: Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 18:33