'We Won’t Leave Our Village': Tribal Families Resist Evacuation Ahead of Lower Suktel Reservoir

‘#ମରିବୁ_ପଛେ_ଗାଁ_ଛାଡ଼ିବୁ_ନାହିଁ’ ମରିବୁ ପଛେ, ଗାଁ ଛାଡ଼ିବୁ ନାହିଁ। ସୁକତେଲ ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପର ଟେନସନ ବଢ଼ାଇଛନ୍ତି କୁମିଆଁପାଲି ଗ୍ରାମବାସୀ। ବଲାଙ୍ଗିର ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ଜୀବନ ରେଖା ଲୋୟର ସୁକତେଲ | ଏବର୍ଷ ଡ୍ୟାମରେ ରଖାଯିବ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ ପାଣି | ଆସନ୍ତା ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର ମାସରେ ଚାଷ ଜମିକୁ ପାଣି ଛାଡ଼ିବା ପାଇଁ ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତି ନେଇଛନ୍ତି ସରକାର | ଏହାସତ୍ତ୍ବେ ଗାଁ ଛାଡୁନାହାନ୍ତି ୮୪ ଆଦିବାସୀ ପରିବାର। ଦାବି ପୂରଣ ନହେବା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଗାଁ ଛାଡିବାକୁ ସଫା ସଫା ମନା କରିଦେଇଛନ୍ତି ସେମାନେ । Tension has escalated in Kumiapali village of Balangir district as 84 tribal families have refused to vacate their homes despite evacuation orders linked to the Lower Suktel Irrigation Project. The Odisha government plans to fully fill the reservoir this year and release water for irrigation in September, which is expected to submerge the village. #LowerSuktel #Balangir #Odisha #TribalRights #Rehabilitation #DamProject #OdishaNews #BreakingNews #Development #OTV For latest news updates follow us on WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaYN... OdishaTV is Odisha's no 1 News Channel. OTV being the first private satellite TV channel in Odisha carries the onus of charting a course that behoves its pioneering efforts. Accordingly its charter objectives are FREE, FAIR and UNBIASED. OTV delivers reliable information across all platforms: TV, Internet and Mobile. Stay tuned for all the breaking news ! Visit Our Website https://odishatv.in/ News In Odia: http://otvkhabar.in/ Android App: https://bit.ly/OTVAndroidApp iOS App: https://bit.ly/OTViOSApp Watch Live: https://odishatv.in/live-tv YouTube: https://goo.gl/Ehz6OP Watch our latest news in English: https://bit.ly/3wTgKxc Facebook:   / otvkhabar   OTV English Facebook :   / otvnews   Telegram @otvtelegram @otvkhabar Twitter:   / otvnews   Instagram:   / otvnews   #OdishaTV #OTV