SHILLONG: The Public Accounts Committee of the Meghalaya Assembly has unearthed a series of irregularities in the payment of compensation to the land owners, whose land was acquired for expansion of Umroi Airport.
The special report of the committee, headed UDP legislator Paul Lyngdoh, which was placed in the Assembly on Wednesday, stated that the Land Acquisition Act , 1984 was not followed properly by the officers concerned resulting huge loss to the State Government.
The committee recommended that the Revenue and Disaster department and the Ri Bhoi administration to institute an inquiry to verify and confirm the rightful owner for the plot number 101 and 107 at Umden Umsaitprah.
The Committee in its report said that there is a need to ascertain from records whether one Storia Nongbsap has received compensation for the plot of land which never belonged to her.
The Committee also suggested to ascertain and fix responsibility on the officials who committed hara-kiri in payment of compensation.
