Journalism of Courage
In view of opposing the district administrations move to place Bhosari,Dighi,Charoli and Moshi within the Red Zone (no-development zone),residents of these areas have collected signatures from all the people living in the area. According to them,most of the people living in these areas have come under this zone after the administration made such a mention in the land rights records.
They have already forwarded the signatures of nearly 200 people objecting to the move by the concerned talathi,which does not allow them to sell or buy property in the area. We have expressed our dissent through signatures collected from the farmers,which we have forwarded to various authorities in the defence as well as the district administration as well as state government officials, said Balasaheb Thopte,a resident of the area. He also maintained that the district administrations move came without any prior notice. While very few people have received some kind of compensation,most others have not,he said. According to him,very few people of a handful of survey numbers have actually seen their 7X12 land extracts and are aware of the fact that they are living in a area that falls under the .Red Zone.
Meanwhile,the state government is yet to decide on who will bear the demarcation expenses. It has maintained that the defence authorities bear the estimated Rs 7-crore expense for the entire process,which will include Rs 43 lakh for the construction of the boundary. The collector had also written to the government seeking extra manpower required to carry out the drive.
