Committee demands adequate compensation for Gosikhurd Dam project affected farmers, families

Members of the Gosikhurd Prakalpgrast Sangharsh Samiti that represents farmers, agricultural labourers, and fishermen, affected by the ongoing Gosikhurd Dam project demanded adequate compensation for the affected families.Speaking to the media in Nagpur, members of the committee vowed to intensify their agitation and even threatened to move courts against the alleged government indifference.

- GNS News Agency

Speaking at a press conference in Nagpur on Monday, Advocate Govind Bhendarkar and Ram Bante, accused the state government of neglecting the demands of those displaced by the Gosikhurd National Irrigation Project (GNIP) — a major irrigation project being built on the Godavari basin, specifically on the Wainganga river.While around 2,50,800 hectares of land in Nagpur, Bhandara, and Chandrapur were expected to be under irrigation, the Sangharsha Samiti claimed that the project has failed to bring even 40 percent of the promised land under irrigation. The committee further raised concerns over pollution of water and demanded adequate compensation for families affected by the project as per