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Udupi : Adani UPCL company since five years, given jobs to inter-state people. Those who wretched land for the company were given just promises, but not the suitable jobs which they promised during the meeting with district collector in 2015, said Balakrishna one of the victim of land looser.

Addressing a press meet at Udupi Press Club here on Friday, January 22, Balkrishna said that In order to extend UPCL unit in second phase, company had wretched the land at Yelluru village of Udupi district. During the meeting held at DC office on December 16, 2015, the company promised to give the job seekers per family and will give the market price for the land. The company provided the compensation for the land. But, giving permanent job for the land victims not provided jobs and provided additional compensation which they promised. But provided jobs to other states people, he said.

Hence, the victims of land losers, in regard to this given memorandum to UPCL Adani company, KIADB, local MLA Lalaji R Mendon and state industry minister. However, but yet any actions from them, he said.

The land victims also met Kishore Alva of Adani group and asked the jobs for the victims. But he yet to response on us and saying the second phase of unit not started due to government’s permission to extend. Hence, it would not possible to give the jobs for the victims.

Near about 34 families of land victims were farmers who used to get income from their fruitful land. Now we have loosed the land and difficult to get income from our agriculture land. Due to unemployment even though educated one not get the job at UPCL and so difficult to survive in their life.

KIADB gave warning notice to vacate our fruitful land within one week and we lost our houses and belongings. Hence, the land owners gave our land to the company for the second phase of extension of UPCL unit. However, the UPCL Company failed to fulfill our demands which they agreed to provide jobs etc.

Since five years UPCL Company have been appointed people from other state people and neglecting local people who lost their lands. If , the UPCL company not hold the meeting with land victims within one week, the land victims will stage the protest in front of UPCL main gate on January 29.

Balakrishna, Nithesh Shettigar, Janet D’Souza, Reshma Menezes, Kiran Kumar and Felcy D’Souza were present during the press meet.