Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has assured that landowners are being compensated whenever land is acquired for the Northeast Gas Grid project, countering allegations of forced eviction without payment. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Saha dismissed recent media reports and opposition claims. “I saw a newspaper report on it. But the truth is that compensation is being given whenever land is acquired. I don’t know where the news came from,” the chief minister said.
The Northeast Gas Grid, a major pipeline network, aims to connect Guwahati with the capitals of Imphal, Agartala, and Itanagar, boosting energy accessibility and industrial development in the region. Officials expect the project to be a game-changer for industries dependent on affordable natural gas.
However, Tipra Motha Party (TMP) chief Pradyot Kishore Debbarma has accused the government of forcibly removing tribal families from ancestral lands at Damcherra and Panisagar in North Tripura. Debbarma urged indigenous communities to oppose such actions, reiterating his stand on protecting tribal rights.
