In Jharkhand, a janata durbar was held by the Hazaribag Deputy Commissioner Manish Ranjan on November 15 at the site on the 12-km stretch of the Barkagaon-Keredari-Tandwa road, connecting CCL's Piparwar coal mining project where hundreds of villagers were holding an agitation demanding construction and repair of the said road.
Manish Ranjan told the agitating villagers who were mostly farmers that since fresh tenders for the road have been floated it will take another fortnight or so to start the construction work. He said efforts should be made for filling up the 42 big pot holes by performing 'shramdan' so that the road becomes fit for movement of the vehicles.
This was readily accepted by the villagers and the workers of various political parties including the Barkagaon MLA Yogendra Sahu. In order to encourage the villagers further into performing 'shramdan' without any delay, the DC himself started filling some of the big holes and ditches on the road.
On seeing the DC offering 'shramdan' several CCL officials, including the general manager of the Piparwar Coal Mining Project, Prabhakar Chaki, MLA Sao, BDO and circle officer of Keredari, JMM district president Shivlal Mahato, Keredari pramukh Sanju Devi and several members of the zila parishad and gram panchayats under Keredari Block joined in.
