Majhgaon irrigation project and rehabilitation of displaced tribals
Quick dive
- The Majhgaon Medium Irrigation Project costs ₹693 crore, requires 1,552 hectares and is expected to irrigate 8,370 hectares and provide drinking water.
- The project will displace 1,450 families in four villages; protestors seek fair compensation and rehabilitation and allege exclusions, delays and undervaluation.
- Official records cited say 988 hectares of private land was acquired from 1,006 owners and ₹194.86 crore paid to 97.43% of people; 231 families’ payments remained pending.
- The rehabilitation package rose from ₹5 lakh to ₹12.5 lakh after protests, with an additional ₹300 crore announced; activists used jal satyagraha and chita andolan.
- exam_relevance: tests displacement, rehabilitation, land acquisition, tribal rights, benefit-sharing and environmental governance using the project’s exact land, family, cost and irrigation figures; it is a concrete GS-III case study of development-versus-rights, not a routine protest report.
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