MAPUSA
Demanding a white paper on the Mopa airport, the Mopa airport project affected people have also prayed for adequate compensation equivalent to four times of the market rate for the acquired land from the occupants.
The affected people have also demanded that the families of the occupants who have lost their land be guaranteed permanent government jobs in the airport.
“The houses of all those people which are demolished should be rehabilitated by constructing new houses free of cost and the affected people should be guaranteed a royalty on the profits on the operations of the airport,” said Dipesh Naik, Convenor of Goa Kul Mundkar Sangarsh Samiti.
The Mopa airport affected people have decided to present a memorandum listing all their demands to President Ram Nath Kovid who will be in Goa for the Liberation Day function in the State.
The memorandum has been signed by representatives of Mopa Vimantal Pidit Xetkari Samiti, Goa Kul Mundkar Sangarsh Samiti, Mopa Pidit Xetkari Samiti and Shree Bodgeshwar Xetkari Sangh.
Continuing, Naik said the occupants of the acquired land should be given training and technical expertise through recognised government institutes so as to absorb them in employment at the Mopa airport.
He also said the families of the affected people should be guaranteed a scheme of self-employment and business opportunity like taxi/rickshaw/shops etc in the proposed airport project.
The affected people have also demanded withdrawal of criminal cases filed on the Mopa affected farmers.
