Kondadi Koraga Colony Scam: Allottees demand alternate sites
Kemmannu News Network, 01-12-2021 16:43:19
This is the sad story of 23 families of Koraga Community who have been running from Pillar To Post to get the possession of the sites allotted to them 11 year ago. Recently, the sites allotted to them are collapsed along with retainer wall due to poor civil works by the contractors. Now, the applicants are insisting Karnataka Lokayuktha to initiate an enquiry of Kondadi Koraga Colony Scam.
The State Government had announced the scheme way back in 2010, for uplifting of the backward Tribal communities, locally known as "Koragas" The concerned Department identified different Government lands for the purpose. Ultimately, selected 2.61 acres of land in survey no. 229 of Bommarabettu village in Udupi. 23 families of Koraga Community were selected for this tiny residential colony.
On the auspicious occasion of the Independence Day in 2011, in the august presence of District Minister and MLAs, allotment letters were handed over to these hapless backward families.
Ever since, these allottees are roaming from pillar to post, to take possession of the allotted piece of land but with little success. Even though they knew the Survey number of the allotted land they could not trace out the site allotted to them for 7 years and had to approach the in charge Officer of the Project on several occasions. There were no roads or any other amenities available there.
In 2012 the allottees were informed that the Government had sanctioned Rs.1.5 lakhs for leveling the uneven land allotted for this project. It was also reported that Rs.97,000 out of this had also been released by the Authorities. But no work worth mentioning was undertaken on the land.
Koraga Bandhavas who received the allotment letters approached the concerned Ministers and other people’s representatives several times in this connection apart from approaching the concerned District authorities. But to no avail. Whenever approached, these dignitaries were only directing the officials to do the needful without even counter checking whether the instructions have been implemented.
Again in 2013-14, there were reports of release of a further Rs.3 lakhs for the same cause. But the outcome of all these sanctions and releases is little known to the allottees. Again in 2018, Rs.50 lakhs was sanctioned and released to provide infrastructure such as road, water, electricity and drainage. But even after two years, none of the amenities were provided.
In these circumstances, on the basis of the complaints filed by these tribals, Lokayukta of Karnataka had issued a notice to the concerned officials of Integrated Trible Development Project (ITDP) asking for the explanation to the complaint received from Koragas. Now,the retainer wall built on the land has collapsed due to poor unscientific civil works. A detailed investigation only shall reveal the complete factual position.
The efforts made by the Applicants in the last two years to get justice.
1. On 13th Nov. 2017, when many of the allottees were working in the land allotted at Kondadi, the Chief of the ITDP Ms. Lalita Bai and her collegues visited the area and took some photographs and informed them that the matter would be reported to the DC. But further developments are not known.
2. On 23rd Nov.2017, the then Deputy Commissioner came to the site along with Vishwanath, the Manager ITDP and Engineers. The applicants explained to the DC about the efforts made by the allottees and the expenditure they had incurred for leveling the ground from their own limited funds. The DC then promised the applicants that the pending work would be completed in ten days’ time.
3. Even though the Survey Officers from the Govt. Dept. visited the area on 24th Nov.2017 and measured all the land and took details, nothing is known of further progress.
4. On 11th Dec.2017, on enquiry Ms. Lalita, Officer, ITDP, informed the applicants that she would enquire and let the allottees know the Developments if any. But then there is no information from her even to this date.
5. On 12th dec.2017 when contacted Mr. Vishwanath Manager ITDP said that the plots would be marked in just two days. But nothing has happened in the next 18 months.
6. On 20th Jan.2018 when Mr. Vishwanath was contacted personally in his office by Mr. Ravi, one of the Community members, he was very confident that the work had already been completed at their end and that the pending work if any will be completed in a very short time.
7. On 9th March, 26th June, and 27th Nov.2018 detailed letters were written to the Deputy Commissioner explaining that the ITDP office and their staff had become completely docile and disinterested. Copies of these letters were given to the concerned office too. But things did not move an inch.
8. On 8th Jan.2019, when the Office Bearers of the Kondadi Girijan Colony Allottees visited the site, they were surprised to notice the laying of foundation in one of the plots. They were aghast with this development.
9. On 18th March 2019, when all this efforts did not yield any results the Koragas decided to approach the Lokayuktha
10. Lokayukta asked for the status report and explanation for the delay in implementing the project.
11. The land measuring 2.61 acres was leveled in three stages unscientifically and two retainer walls built to protect the sites from landslides. On 21.06.2021, the retainer wall collapsed.
12. Now site allottees demanding for alternative land.
Date: 01.12.2021 Dr. Ravindranath Shanbhag
Palce : Udupi President
Human Rights Protection Foundation, Udupi.
Mob : 8971033582
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