{"id":273778,"date":"2025-11-14T02:17:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=273778"},"modified":"2025-11-14T02:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:48:10","slug":"ekswco-constitutes-committee-to-investigate-land-compensation-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2025\/11\/14\/ekswco-constitutes-committee-to-investigate-land-compensation-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"EKSWCO constitutes committee to investigate land compensation scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Staff Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>SEPPA, 13 Nov:<\/strong> The East Kameng Social Welfare and Cultural Organisation (EKSWCO) constituted a committee on Thursday to conduct its own investigation into the allegations of corruption and irregularities vis-\u00e0-vis the multi-crore land compensation scam under the Lada-Sarli highway project (Package 1 to 5).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The three-member &#8216;Lada to Sarli Frontier Highway Land Compensation Issue Committee&#8217; is headed by Chopa Cheda Gyadom as its chairman, along with Kumar Sonam and advocates Anil Rebe and Tutu Dolo as members.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0On 12 November, the Arunachal Pradesh government suspended four officials &#8211; Divisional Forest Officer Abhinav Kumar, District Agriculture Officer Miram Perme, District Horticulture Officer CK Tayum, and District Land Revenue &amp; Settlement Officer Takam Kechak &#8211; and recommended to the Home Affairs Ministry suspension of East Kameng Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Nigam after a fact-finding committee unearthed gross irregularities in land compensation paid for the Lada-Sarli stretch of the Frontier Highway project in East Kameng district.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, the EKSWCO lauded Chief Minister Pema Khandu for suspending the four officials in connection with the Lada-Sarli road compensation scam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, it stated that the suspension should not be mere eye wash.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Addressing reporters at the press club here on Thursday, EKSWCO general secretary Kasung Cheda said that the organisation had been seeking reverification of the compensation disbursement from the very beginning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cheda said, &#8220;We represent all the people of East Kameng &#8211; both deprived and illiterate people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;There has been massive corruption in the project and the real land owners have been deprived of compensation. The EKSWCO will not keep silent and always keep a tab on whatever misdoings are going on. We will never be silent on corruption,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The EKSWCO requested the chief minister to deliver justice to the actual land owners to avoid &#8220;legal complicity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, members of the East Kameng district unit of the All Nyishi Youth Association are scheduled to set out on a foot march from Seppa to Itanagar from Friday morning to highlight the compensation issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter SEPPA, 13 Nov: The East Kameng Social Welfare and Cultural Organisation (EKSWCO) constituted a committee on Thursday to conduct its own investigation into the allegations of corruption and irregularities vis-\u00e0-vis the multi-crore land compensation scam under the Lada-Sarli highway project (Package 1 to 5). 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