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Eviction for Lower Suktel resumes amid protests
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Balangir: The district administration here Wednesday began the displacement process in Tabalbanji village affected by the Lower Suktel irrigation project, after overcoming resistance from the residents protesting the eviction.
The women were allegedly taken away in police vans following which authorities went ahead with the demolition of houses, amid heavy police deployment.
They questioned project officials and the police over the rehabilitation process.
The demolition drive, he said, was carried out after officials explained the rehabilitation process to the remaining residents.
The administration is expediting the displacement process ahead of the scheduled inauguration of the Lower Suktel Dam by the Chief Minister September 26.