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The construction of the Biratnagar-Katahari cargo railway, which has been stalled for almost 13 years, is finally showing signs of progress. After the Supreme Court dismissed the case filed by some farmers of Katahari-1, now the way for the construction of the railway line is open.
The full text of the case, which was dismissed by the Supreme Court on October 7, came a few weeks ago. Out of the 119 bighas of land acquired by the government in 2068 for the railway station, the compensation of 5 bighas was stopped due to the dispute. The farmer rejected the compensation amount and filed a case in the Supreme Court demanding revaluation. But after the court ruled rejecting the demand of the farmers, they are more confused.
Our land was assessed at two lakh rupees per lot. While other nearby land was valued at 1 million. This is extreme discrimination and injustice done to us poor farmers," said Vishwanath Majhi, secretary of Sangharsh Samiti.
Farmers repeatedly discussed with the government to reassess the compensation, but no concrete decision could be reached. Even though the government has unilaterally deposited the compensation amount in the farmers' bank accounts, they have not yet accepted the amount. Local land valuations were set at lower values north of the Hulaki Highway, which many farmers said was unfair.
The Indian contractor company Ircon International, which took responsibility for the construction of the railway, stopped the work many times due to obstacles.
