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Corridor Virodhi Sangharsh Samiti  & Jagitikikaran Virodhi Sanghrash Samiti

Join the protest for saving the agricultural Land and livelihoods against forced Acquisition for Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor, at Mangoan, Raigad

Date: 9^th July 2014

Place: Sub Divisional Office , Mangoan, dist, Raigad

Hundreds of farmers from 78 villages of Mangoan, Roha and Tala Tehsil of Raigad , Maharashtra under the banner of CorridorVirodhi Sangharsh Samiti and Jagatikikaran Virodhi Sangharsh Samiti  are  going to march on 9^th July 2014   towards Sub Division Office (before Land Acquisition Authority)  against  forced land acquisition of 67500 acres for the Dighi Port Industrial areas.

This devastating pro corporate scheme will not only rendered  farmers from 78 villages landless ,  but also will snatch thousands of landless  people’s allied livelihoods who depend on these lands and make the area food deficit.

All the Panchayats from these areas have unanimously resolved not to give their land for this disastrous and pro corporate scheme. The farmers have been relentlessly agitating for last 1 and a half years against this land grab. Consequently, the central govt, as well as the then CEO of the DMIC asked the State Government to drop Dhighi Port from DMIC .   Despite this the State Govt is ruthlessly in the process of acquiring the land. 

Ironically, the respite given to the farmers under the new Land Acquisition Act  (Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013) that unless 70%  of the farmers from the area give consent for the land acquisition, no land can be acquired , is also being threatened to be  amended  along with the social impact report section  by the Modi government only to make the land grab even more smooth for  corporate interests.

 Thus the farmers have no choice but to agitate against the anti- farmers, anti-poor move by the government. Local MLAs and activists from Maharashtra will also join the protest  to show their solidarity and support to the farmers.

Ulka Mahajan ( 9969 232478)