Mangaluru, Dec 18: As many as 25 families living in the forested area in Kuthlur in Belthangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada urged the district administration to provide them with basic facilities where they lived.
Malekudiya families living in the Alamba and Panjalu areas of Kuthlur village on Wednesday requested the district administration that they should be provided with basic facilities such as good roads and electricity, when a team of officials led by Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim and Superintendent of Police S D Sharanappa visited the village. The team of officials listened to the grievances of the Malekudiya families till noon.
The family members urged that the Kakkunje Cross-Alamba road should be repaired, and the forest department's permission was required for this. The Malekudiya families also complained the solar lights provided by the district administration were not in working condition.
Responding to their grievances, Mr Ibrahim directed the concerned officials to take the necessary steps to provide repairs for the said road and solar lights.
Five of the families which have shifted from inside the Kudremukh National Park area to nearby areas complained to the deputy commissioner that they had not received the compensation amount for their rehabilitation. They also complained that they had not received sites from the government promised to them.
The Tahsildar of Belthangady taluk was directed by the DC to immediately survey the available government land near Sulkeri and hand over the title deeds of the land to the shifted families.
On allegations that the families were being harassed by police officers and forced to vacate their homes, Mr Sharanappa said that the police department was responsible for protecting the families living in the forested area and the Anti-Naxal Force personnel would also be notified of the problem.
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