Package For Protesters
The previous LDF government had identified 831.03 acres of land in 10 districts for distribution among the 1,495 eligible landless people as part of the Chengara Package. Of the 1,495 families identified, 38 families belong to the Scheduled Tribes category and 1,227to the Scheduled Castes.However, many people declined to occupy the land allotted to them, finding it unsuitable for human habitation and farming.Vedi leader Laha Gopalan had categorically stated that there was no question of vacating the land till all the landless families at Chengara were allotted land suitable for farming and habitation. Meanwhile, certain families have constructed permanent dwellings in the encroached land and started cultivation there. The Vedi too has set up a library and school in the occupied land.
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