THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) & (b) : The details of the land acquired for Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC)
and the employment provided to the displaced persons are as under :
Name of the Project Total land acquired (in Acres) Number of persons employed
Maithon Project 23139 260
Panchet Project 21208 75
Konar Project 5368 12
Tilaiya Project 16107 12
Bokaro TPS `A` 1018 264
Bokaro TPS `B` 10 -
Mejia TPS 2671 247
Durgapur TPS 400 (approx.) 80
Chandrapura TPS - 31
Preparation of displaced persons panel for Bokaro TPS `B` and
Chandrapura TPS is under process in consultation with Dy. Commissioner, Bokaro,
Jharkhand. Although there is no formal agreement between DVC and the displaced
persons for providing employment but as per policy approved by the Corporation 30%
quota in the available vacancy of the unskilled posts (Gr. `D`) is kept reserved for the
displaced persons. Compensation as per approved rates of the State Governments has
been paid to the displaced persons.
(c) to (f) : The catchment area of DVC is located in both the States of Jharkhand and
West Bengal. Any decision to change the Regional/Central Headquarters of DVC has to
be taken jointly by the three participating Governments, viz. the Central Government and
the State Governments of Jharkhand and West Bengal.
