Tk 1.39 crore compensation paid for govt development projects in Magura

The district administration has distributed Tk 1,39,65,000 as compensation to landowners whose properties were acquired for various government development projects in Magura. A total of 41 checks were handed over to the affected landowners at 11 am on November 11 at the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner's office.

Under the Madhukhali-Kamarkhali-Magura town broad-gauge railway construction project of Bangladesh Railway, the total allocation for land compensation stands at Tk 1,13,17,05,319.69, out of which nearly 50 percent has been paid up to November 11. District administration sources stated that disbursement of about 36 percent of the total compensation remains suspended due to civil suit complications, though the process of distributing the remaining unlitigated funds continues. Additionally, a compensation check of Tk 8,45,902 was handed over under the Magura-Sreepur highway curve removal and expansion project.

Local landowners of Kasundi mouza expressed satisfaction after receiving their compensation checks through banks without any harassment or suffering. Magura Deputy Commissioner Motakabbir Ahmed informed that checks are being distributed among the affected people with utmost transparency by verifying actual owners, deeds, national identity cards, determining heirs, and reviewing land-related cases.

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