OD-PATNAIK-LINGARAJ

Patnaik announces R&R package for people to be affected by
Lingaraj Temple revival plan
    Bhubaneswar, Jan 28 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen
Patnaik has announced resettlement and rehabilitation (R&R)
package for the people who would be affected by the Ekamra
Kshetra Amenities and Monuments Revival Action Plan around
Lord Lingaraj Temple in the state capital.
    As part of the plan, facilities for pilgrims and
tourists would be created on the 65 acres of the project
around the temple and 11th-century tank, Bindu Sagar, a
statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office said on
Monday.
    A 'land for land' policy would be adopted for
residential plots to be acquired for the project, it said.
    "If the cost of the rehabilitated land is less than
that of the acquired one, the landowner will be compensated
accordingly," the statement said.
    Also, each displaced family will be given Rs 1 lakh
towards transportation and immediate arrangement costs besides
monthly assistance of Rs 15,000 for one year from the date of
land acquisition, it said.
    Permanent business establishments can either opt for
Rs 20 lakh one-time assistance or an alternative shop and will
also receive Rs 1 lakh for transportation and arrangement
costs, the statement said.
    Temporary shop owners will get Rs 30,000 one-time
assistance and vending zones would be allocated to them, it
said.
    The compensations would be provided as per the Right
to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition,
Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, the statement said.
    Assistance for government offices will be decided by a
committee led by the Bhubaneswar Municipal Commissioner (CMC),
it said.
    The BMC commissioner will decide on land allotment and
preservation of the mutts after discussing with Khurda
collector and the displaced persons, the statement added. PTI
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