HC asks L&T to produce maps of construction

According to the details of the case,the state government had sanctioned more than 8.53 lakh square metre land to L&T in 2008 to set up a Gas Turbine and Coal Fired Power Equipment Project. The land allotted to L&T is in the low-lying area and encircles the villagers’ fields and some part of the village too. The land given to the company,being a low-lying area,gets filled with sea water during high tide. But since the company has started filling up the land,the villagers have expressed the fear that their village will get inundated during high tide.

Among others,the villagers have demanded at least one road from their village to their farms since with the coming of the company’s plant and its boundary wall,their farms will become land-locked and inaccessible.

During the hearing of the petition last week,a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S J Mukhopadhyaya and Justice A S Dave discussed the issue of road and drainage facilities for the villagers. It ordered,“The Counsel for the respondent no.4 (the company) is allowed 10 days’ time to obtain instructions and state the width of the road they intend to make for the villagers and may produce a map showing the drainage scheme.” The petition has been kept for further hearing on February 11.