Farmers hit by irrigation projects begin protest

Aurangabad | Monday | 11th February, 2019

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Aurangabad: The Shramik Mukti Dal will begin a sit-in agitation for farmers affected by irrigation projects at 10 am on Tuesday in front of the office of the district collector. So we are demanding that the land be returned to original owners,” he said.Farmers affected by land disputes and projects in Warudi village of Paithan will also gather at the protest. “In Jayakwadi, the government had acquired land to raise a residential colony for people in the project. Farmers whose lands were taken up for dam projects say they will continue to agitate until their demands are met.Ex-serviceman Sukhdev Ban, who is the district chief of Shramik Mukti Dal, says farmers from across the state will join, and about 100 participants are expected. Ban said several assurances have been given by the government on the Tembhapuri Dam project since 2013..