Puri , (visakeo): Officials of the proposed Vedanta university Thursday held discussions with the Vedanta Virodhi Manch, the organisation that has been opposing the university project on various grounds.
The joint meeting, organised by the district administration, was chaired by revenue divisional commissioner (RDC) SN Sarangi.
Vice-president of the varsity project Ajit Kumar Samal announced that Vedanta would provide employment to all graduates of the area by the end of 2009 and run public schools to educate the students living in the villages coming under the project area.
Besides, it would operate door-to-door medical service for humans and for the livestocks in the area, he said.
Samal said job cards would be issued to all landless farmers who make out their livelihood by cultivating other's land. This apart, scholarships would be granted to the meritorious students with special care to the girl students, he added.
A number of schools and colleges would be established for capacity building of the students of the area and all primary schools would have the mid-day meal service, Samal said.
He further elaborated about various benefits those would be doled out to the affected populace and appealed them to co-operate with the execution of the project.
Leaders of Vedanta Virodhi Manch who participated in the meeting put several questions to Samal and replied that they would discuss all the proposals with the villagers before taking any decision over the offer.
A special survey of the temple land measuring over a thousand acres under the acquisition process for the project would be conducted within 10 days to ascertain the status, Sarangi instructed the revenue officers present in the meeting.
About 60 village leaders of Vedanta Virodhi Manch led by its president Benudhar Pradhan participated in the meeting.
The joint meeting, organised by the district administration, was chaired by revenue divisional commissioner (RDC) SN Sarangi.
Vice-president of the varsity project Ajit Kumar Samal announced that Vedanta would provide employment to all graduates of the area by the end of 2009 and run public schools to educate the students living in the villages coming under the project area.
Besides, it would operate door-to-door medical service for humans and for the livestocks in the area, he said.
Samal said job cards would be issued to all landless farmers who make out their livelihood by cultivating other's land. This apart, scholarships would be granted to the meritorious students with special care to the girl students, he added.
A number of schools and colleges would be established for capacity building of the students of the area and all primary schools would have the mid-day meal service, Samal said.
He further elaborated about various benefits those would be doled out to the affected populace and appealed them to co-operate with the execution of the project.
Leaders of Vedanta Virodhi Manch who participated in the meeting put several questions to Samal and replied that they would discuss all the proposals with the villagers before taking any decision over the offer.
A special survey of the temple land measuring over a thousand acres under the acquisition process for the project would be conducted within 10 days to ascertain the status, Sarangi instructed the revenue officers present in the meeting.
About 60 village leaders of Vedanta Virodhi Manch led by its president Benudhar Pradhan participated in the meeting.
District magistrate RR Pattnaik, Superintendent of Police Asit Kumar Panigrahi participated in the meeting.
The District Rehabilitation and Periphery Development Advisory Committee meeting would be held on March 4 to settle the outlines and modalities for rehabilitation of the villagers likely to be displaced from their villages coming under the project area, the RDC announced.
The District Rehabilitation and Periphery Development Advisory Committee meeting would be held on March 4 to settle the outlines and modalities for rehabilitation of the villagers likely to be displaced from their villages coming under the project area, the RDC announced.
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