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Odisha: NHRC seeks ATR on forcible displacement of villagers

Kendrapara, April 17 (UNI) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action taken report (ATR) from the Principal Secretary of the Department of Water Resources of the Odisha government and the Sundergarh district administration regarding the lack of rehabilitation measures for villagers displaced due to the construction of Rukuda Dam in Sundargarh district.
The NHRC has requested the ATR within a period of four weeks, failing this, the Commission would be constrained to invoke its coercive power under Section 13 of the PHR Act, 1993, calling for the personal appearance of the concerned authority before the Commission.
Acting on a petition filed by Human Rights Activist Radhakanta Tripathy, the NHRC passed the order on April 15.
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