Concession

2 Jan 2006

In power

BJD — Odisha

Acted

State government, Odisha

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced ex gratia of Rs 1 lakh for each family of the dead on 2 January and raised it to Rs 5 lakh on 5 January. The state also offered Rs 50,000 and free treatment to each injured person and a job for one member of each affected family. The Centre announced a further Rs 5 lakh per family from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund. The families did not take the money: the Union Home Minister told the Lok Sabha that payment could not be made because the next of kin had not given bank account numbers, while reports said the families refused it and demanded Rs 20 lakh per death, five acres of land per acre acquired and action against officials. An essay in Down To Earth reported in February 2007 that only one of 13 families had accepted the Rs 10 lakh offer. [7][4][5][6][3][2][1]

• 32 injured persons to receive Rs 50,000 each, said The Telegraph (Debabrata Mohanty) [5]
• one of 13 families who had accepted the Rs 10 lakh offer by early 2007, said Joan Martinez-Alier and Leah Temper, Down To Earth [2]

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