<p>While the survey to set up a nuclear power plant at Gorakhpur in district Fatehabad has already commenced, a survey of tube well, taps, underground pipelines, trees and orchards belonging to farmers began today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Fatehabad's Sub Divisional Magistrate Baljit Singh visited the fields of the farmers and undertook the survey of old houses, bore-wells and trees. The survey would continue till September 25.<br /><br />Singh said that 1503 acres of land was being acquired for the Gorakhpur nuclear power plant which included land from villages of Gorakhpur, Badopal and Kajalhedi.<br /><br />Five teams have been constituted for survey which included departments like Public Works, agriculture, horticulture and revenue, he said.<br /><br />The report of the survey done by the teams would be submitted to the Deputy Commissioner.<br /><br />On the completion of the report, adequate compensation would be provided to the farmers, he said.<br /><br />Singh said the technical survey was also being done by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL.<br /><br />He said a total compensation of over Rs 417 crore has so far been given to 852 farmers for their 1357.11 acres of land acquired.<br /><br />Haryana's main opposition party INLD has opposed the setting up of the nuclear plant citing safety aspects.</p>
<p>While the survey to set up a nuclear power plant at Gorakhpur in district Fatehabad has already commenced, a survey of tube well, taps, underground pipelines, trees and orchards belonging to farmers began today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Fatehabad's Sub Divisional Magistrate Baljit Singh visited the fields of the farmers and undertook the survey of old houses, bore-wells and trees. The survey would continue till September 25.<br /><br />Singh said that 1503 acres of land was being acquired for the Gorakhpur nuclear power plant which included land from villages of Gorakhpur, Badopal and Kajalhedi.<br /><br />Five teams have been constituted for survey which included departments like Public Works, agriculture, horticulture and revenue, he said.<br /><br />The report of the survey done by the teams would be submitted to the Deputy Commissioner.<br /><br />On the completion of the report, adequate compensation would be provided to the farmers, he said.<br /><br />Singh said the technical survey was also being done by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL.<br /><br />He said a total compensation of over Rs 417 crore has so far been given to 852 farmers for their 1357.11 acres of land acquired.<br /><br />Haryana's main opposition party INLD has opposed the setting up of the nuclear plant citing safety aspects.</p>