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The CDFI complaint had alleged that the attempted eviction of the Chakmas and Deoris was being carried out by the state government in connivance with OIL without paying fair compensation under the provisions of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, by claiming the lands as forest “with the aim to not pay fair compensation and rehabilitation”.
The CDFI claimed that the Chakma and Deori families are ‘project affected families as per section 3(c) of LARR Act, which specifies the definition of such families eligible for compensation.
The Chakmas had been residing in Moddaka Nallah and Deoris in Sompoi-II village for decades, the release said. “The project affected families are not opposing the oil drilling project per se but seeking compensation as per the LARR Act which the Forest Department is denying as it seeks the compensation for itself which is illegal and unfortunate,” he claimed.