REHABILITATION OF TEHRI DAM OUSTEES
The rehabilitation
of persons to be displaced on account of Tehri Dam is being carried
out pari-passu with the construction of Dam and its reservoir
filling. The rehabilitation work is being carried out by Government
of Uttaranchal.
All the affected
5291 urban families have been offered rehabilitation benefits.
Out of 5429 fully affected rural families, 4011 rural families
have so far been rehabilitated through allotment of land/cash
compensation. About 250 families are reportedly still residing
in Old Tehri Town though they have already been offered rehabilitation
benefits. The balance rural families are likely to be rehabilitated
by March, 2004.
This information
was given by Smt. Jayawanti Mehta, Minister of State for Power
in a written reply to a question by Shri Y.G.Mahajan, Shri Ram
Singh Kaswan and Shri Aditya Nath Yogi in Lok Sabha today.
