Tatas have a lesson or two to learn from SemIndia
By Harsimran Singh, TNN |
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HYDERABAD: In the wake of the violent clashes over land acquisition at Singur and Nandigram, the Tatas and West Bengal government can surely learn from SemIndia.
The Rs 450-crore SemIndia ATMP (Assembly Test & Mark-up Plant) coming up as part of the proposed 1,200-acre fab city near Hyderabad will adopt the village which falls on its land. The company will provide education, healthcare, sanitation and employment for its youth, thus removing any chance of a stalemate with the villagers, which could invite Naxalite retaliation.
In a recent stalemate over land acquisition by the West Bengal government at Nandigram for a SEZ to be developed by India���s Salim Group, at least six people were killed. In Singur, where Tatas are setting up a small car factory, villagers are resorting to violent protests.
SemIndia however doesn���t want any clashes. ���We plan to set up schools, hospitals and sanitation facilities in the village. Village youth will be given a preferred choice of employment in plant���s activities. We will announce the plans once they are finalised,��� SemIndia Fab City managing director B V Naidu told ET.
The company���s ATMP plant is coming up at Maheshwaram, near Hyderabad and it also plans to roll out its first chip by March 2008. SemIndia also plans to promote agricultural growth of the village. ���We plan to teach farmers how to upgrade their crops and use new technology. We will help them procure better quality seeds and contribute in the overall development of the region,��� said another SemIndia official.
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SemIndia���s ATMP will be located over 25 acres with an initial built up area of 200,000 sq ft. The fab city will be situated over 1,200 acres ��� most of which is non-arable. The villagers will be consolidated at the end of the project land and a wall will be erected around the plant. ���But no farmer will be displaced as it is their land and we want to grow along with them,��� added Naidu. The clashes with locals has pushed the Centre to devise the National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy for families displaced by mega projects. The policy will be put up for Cabinet approval soon.
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