Balia/Biridi: The land acquisition by IDCO for sawmills has faced opposition from locals in Biridi tehsil area of Jagatsinghur district.
According to reports, 3 acres and 89 decimal of land has been acquired by IDCO at Tentulia under Biridi tehsil about five years ago. Six entrepreneurs have proposed to set up sawmills on this fallow land.
As revenue officials and sawmill owners came to the spot for land demarcation, locals opposed the effort.
They alleged that operation of sawmills will trigger air and sound pollution in the area. An Anganwadi centre and a temple are in the area. Operation of sawmills will affect their activities, villagers argued.
The villagers said they had earlier drawn attention of the block and the district administration toward the pollution issue. They demanded that the sawmill projects be shifted elsewhere.
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