Perenlui Council (N) through a representation has appealed to the state chief minister to release the compensation amount for construction of “structure damage of the public inhabited area of Peren Town”. The resolution seeking the intervention of the chief minister was adopted in the emergency general meeting of entire Peren community on September 7.
In the representation, Perenlui Council, (N) president, Gumchu Hegui and joint secretary, Lungrahei Herie stated that the ministry of road transport and highways approved and sanctioned Rs. 18.94 crore only as provisioning cost (which includes cost for forest, and standing structures) on August 10, 2020. The council stated that out of the Rs. 18.94 crore, an amount of Rs. 4.55 crore was already paid to the beneficiaries as forests damage compensation and remaining Rs. 14.08 crore was “still in the joint account of G.M NHIDCL & DC Peren”
They claimed that state government had approved and sanctioned Rs. 14.08 crores (12 meters ROW) for structure damage as per “NO.CNL-2 LANE/PRN-DMP/2020 dated 14 January 2021”. The council also said that genuine affected structure owners and land donors accepted the government approved amount and appended their signatures of acceptance on January 13, 2021. However, they alleged that some individuals with vested interests have been continuously trying to sabotage the release of compensation amount which has been sanctioned by the government. Taking this into consideration, the council sought intervention of the chief minister to release the sanctioned amount for standing structures in the public inhabited area of Peren town in the interest of justice.