Sheva Koliwada womens group to launch indefinite JNPA channel blockade from August 15 over long-standing rehabilitation points
A common view of Hanuman Koliwada the place the JNPT venture affected folks have been shifted in Uran, Raigad. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini
The organisation has accused the Raigad district collector, Kishan Javale, of failing to conduct a promised assembly to resolve crucial points referring to rehabilitation, fraud, the standing of Hanuman Koliwada Gram Panchayat, and civic facilities on the transition camp.
The residents allege that though 17 hectares of land have been earmarked for resettlement through a 1987 authorities notification, 15 hectares have been later handed over to the Forest Department in 2022, with out formally cancelling the unique allocation. Kalyani P. Koli main the protest mentioned, “This, they declare, has left 256 households—each farmers and non-farmers—with out authorized paperwork confirming their property rights even after 43 years of displacement.”
“The district collector has by no means visited the transition camp, regardless of repeated appeals,” mentioned the organisation in its assertion, including that a number of letters and reminders since June 2025 have gone unanswered.
The group has additionally raised questions in regards to the legitimacy of the Hanuman Koliwada Gram Panchayat, labelling it “bogus” and citing a 1995 notification that they are saying was by no means formally annulled. They allege that police drive was used to conduct elections and manipulate voter rolls in areas already below the jurisdiction of Uran Nagar Parishad, resulting in unlawful twin illustration.
On November 20, 2024, The Hindu reported on how occasion staff tried to drive them to vote. In June 2025, the residents moved the Bombay High Court over their four-decade of await rehabilitation.
Further, the organisation has accused authorities officers and regulation enforcement authorities of conspiring to defame and dismantle a girls’s water committee, which had been independently accumulating dues for water provide within the transition camp. “A gram sabha held below police safety in May 2025 reportedly handed a decision maligning the committee’s work,” Ms. Koli mentioned.
The displaced households have additionally raised considerations about political interference in sarpanch reservations, alleging that quotas meant for Scheduled Tribes girls have been arbitrarily modified, thereby disenfranchising the rightful claimants.
Ms. Koli mentioned, “The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, had promised in January this yr that land points could be resolved inside three months, a deadline that has lapsed with no motion taken. JNPA Chairman’s written assurance that land distribution could be accomplished by May 31 additionally stays unfulfilled as of July.”
A report submitted to the Centre in May by the Tehsildar of Uran reportedly acknowledged that the 0.91 hectares of land allotted to the displaced is insufficient and adversely impacts their socio-economic and well being circumstances. “Despite this, no follow-up motion has been taken,” she added.
Adding to the frustration is the alleged lack of fundamental facilities within the transition camp. The group claimed that since August 2024, after the District Collector and JNPA took over camp administration, there was no enchancment in water provide, sanitation, or transparency in property valuation. A survey performed by the Public Works Department in December to evaluate compensation worth for properties and constructions has not been disclosed to the affected households.
“The administration has turned a blind eye to our plight. The indefinite channel closure from August 15 is a final resort to demand justice,” the ladies’s organisation said, warning that important port operations could also be affected if their considerations proceed to be ignored.
Published – July 23, 2025 03:30 am IST
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