According to media reports, the meeting between the agitating villagers of Dhabani in West Bengal and Essar Oil officials on the firm’s coal-bed methane (CBM) project ended successfully.
The villagers committed that they will not disturb work on the project. In exchange for this commitment, the officials of the firm agreed to meet some of the demands of the villagers.
Earlier, the the villagers had threatened to stall work on the project site if their demands were not met. Five officials of Essar Oil and 12 villagers were present in the meeting.
The villagers have reportedly given 10 days time to the company to begin work. If they fail to do so, the villagers plan to launch a bigger agitation.
It is learnt that the company has agreed to appoint five villagers as security guards in the company. It will also arrange for drinking water during summer and repair the roads. The villagers had alleged that the company was hiring ex-servicemen as guards though it had promised to offer jobs to villagers.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.