(a) whether Government has noticed that farmers` crops are getting
destroyed due to the polluted water released from the Rakhar dam of National
Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), Sipat and continuous leakage of
water from the water reservoir dam;
(b) if so, the number of farmers and the total area getting affected due to it;
and
(c) the procedure regarding fixation of compensation for the loss of crops
due to polluted water?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL)
(a) & (b) : As per the joint survey carried out by the State Revenue
Department, NTPC officials and affected farmers, the crops of the
farmers in the villages of Bhilai, Raliya and Gatoura have got affected
by the water seepage (which is clear water) from the Ash Dyke
(Rakhar dam). The details are as follows:
S.No. Name of Number of Area affected Village affected (Hectare) farmers
1. Bhilai 41 22.900 2. Raliya 80 31.082 3. Gatoura 44 16.348