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government has not formulated any policy. Most of the displacement took place during the Congress<br />
regime. But, they are now opposing their own policy," he said. "We will give double money demanded by<br />
the displaced people for their land. And before that we will establish a township and show it to the people.<br />
A well-planned township will be developed where displaced people will given houses. It would have<br />
schools, hospitals and other facilities," the Chief Minister said. "My government is for people and<br />
investment is needed to provide employment to the people of the State. Those who are opposing the<br />
investment are against the people and they want to keep them poor so that they can run their political<br />
shops." Munda admitted mistakes have been made in the past and injustice done to displaced persons.<br />
"In the past, people's land were taken and they were not compensated properly. Owing to this, fear has<br />
gripped them. We will remove this fear by announcing a lucrative policy." The Jharkhand government<br />
needs more than 60,000 acre of land to provide land to investors for industries. The major steel<br />
companies that have signed MoUs with the government are LN Mittal, Tata Steel, Navin Jindal, and Sajjan<br />
Jindal. Essar and other MoUs have been signed with companies in the area of mining and power sectors.<br />
In Jharkhand, more than 20 per cent population were displaced over the years to set up industries like<br />
Tata Steel, Bokaro Steel Plant, Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC), Ranchi, mining and other<br />
industries.(Pioneer 20/12/05)<br />
Over 200 tribals arrested (6)<br />
BHUBANESWAR: Over 200 people, mostly tribals, were arrested on the charge of poaching in Orissa's<br />
Similipal National Park and Tiger Reserve on Wednesday. Carrying country-made guns, bows and arrows,<br />
they entered the 2,750 sq km area in groups and started hunting animals. The tribals killed two sambar<br />
deer and a barking deer. Forest officials swung into action and a total of 24 country-made guns and over<br />
198 bows and 470 arrows were recovered from them. The arrested were produced before the<br />
Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate at Karanjia on Thursday. The tribals, living around Similipal, go in for<br />
"akhand shikar" (traditional hunting) in the park every year in December and January. The reserve is<br />
home to around 100 tigers. (The Hindu 23/12/05)
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