Tripartite meet ends inconclusively

A tripartite meeting among the district administration of Hazaribagh, NTPC and landowners of Barkagaon, who have lost their fertile lands for the Pakri Barwadih Coal Mining project in Hazaribagh district, ended inconclusive today.
Convened by Deputy Commissioner, Ravi Shankar Shukla, the meeting failed to reach agreement after the Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha did not give any assurance to the landowners and representatives of 'Budhijiwi Manch' to suspend the coal mining operation by the NTPC at Chirudih.
A magisterial enquiry, which was ordered by the Deputy Commissioner Hazaribag, has begun after the agitators under the banner of t'Buddhijiwi Manch' withdrew their indefinite 'Chita Satyagraha' launched in protest against the NTPC's decision to start coal mining operation on May 17 last.

Earlier the meeting started in a cordial atmosphere when the Deputy Commissioner assured that no land will be taken away from the villagers forcibly and without the consent of the villagers and landowners as per the 2013 Land Acquisition Act provisions.