Bengal

Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has begun distributing compensation cheques to farmers against land that is being used for the new landfill project at Dhapa. In the first phase, around 250 farmers received their cheques before the Puja, and in the current phase, compensation will be handed over to nearly 300 more farmers. A total of 883 farmers will receive compensation in three phases. According to KMC estimates, the total compensation amount to be disbursed stands at Rs 55 crore. The KMC is now providing compensation to these farmers at the rate of Rs 25,000 per cottah.

The new landfill site, located adjacent to the existing one at Dhapa, has been planned to reduce the burden on Kolkata’s only dump yard. The project will be developed on 541 bighas of land owned

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