PUBLIC HEARING Public Hearing News Paper Advertisement and Photos ` ` Time Bound Action Plan for Issues Raised During the Public Hearing S.No Questions by the Participants Response by Project Fund Time proponent of IOCL Allocated if Bound applicable Action Plan Mrs. Kalavathi, Athipattu Pudhunagar 1. The speaker welcomed the collector The project is envisaged During the 2 and all others. She said that sir had to be operated with the years of the been saying so much about safety but existing manpower only construction ten days back, there was a gas smell post commissioning. period. and they switched off the cylinder on Employment the assumption that smell is coming opportunity is available out from their houses. This has been during the construction happening twice or thrice in a month. Phase. The construction Further, she asked IOCL as to what is a technologically they have done for Athipattu advanced activity. Pudhunagar. This was the first People from the Local company to come here but they have Community will be not done anything so far to her encouraged to work with village. the contractors for the She explained to the District project in various Collector that hardly any person is mechanical and employed by Athipattu Pudhunagar, engineering works and only 20 to 25 persons from wherein they will gain athipattu & athipattu Pudunagar were valuable experience to working here. She said that villagers help them in the job had informed to the District Collector market. last time about the issuance of patta and drainage cleaning in their village and now something has been done. She said that only three persons are working that day and requested the District Collector to instruct the BDO to arrange for 10 more persons to clean the drainage so as to complete the work before the rainy season since there is 18 street to clean. Further, she requested IOCL that in her village there are many literates and some have finished engineering, diploma also., Hence, at least in this expansion, they have to provide jobs to the educated persons of their village. Finally, she explained about the damage during the Vardha Cyclone- roof tiles of the school in that village was severely damaged and it’s unsafe for those children studying in that school. She asked IOCL to at least change the roof of that school to a concrete structure and that the school has to be renovated. Likewise, the building of Women’s Group was heavily damaged, it is better if that has to be renovated. Mr. Ambalavanan, Athipattu 2. Greeted all. He stated that nearly, 18 The project is envisaged During the 2 years have gone and only now he has to be operated with the years of the heard about an expansion of the plant. existing manpower only construction Now he is happy to know about the post commissioning. period. plant expansion. Further, he Employment continued that IOCL has mentioned opportunity is available that 250 staffs are working at present, during the construction in that 40 persons are IOCL Phase. The construction employees and 130 persons are is a technologically contract workers. He raised a advanced activity. question to IOCL as to 250 staffs was People from the Local mentioned as working in the plant. Community will be He asked the organization to allocate encouraged to work with the remaining to his village people, in the contractors for the front of the collector. Further, he said project in various that so far IOCL has not done mechanical and anything for the past 16 years for engineering works atthipattu puthunagar people then wherein they will gain what it was that they will be doing by valuable experience to giving embroidery training in future. help them in the job Further, he mentioned that IOCL market. staff’s company jeep and other personnel come to the plant by crossing that drainage of their village only, but still now no steps have been taken to clean that drainage by IOCL from the time of this the company came to this area. Further, he questioned IOCL he questioned IOCL that they have mentioned that toilets and other things were constructed as part of CSR for the expansion without pointing out the name and place where those were constructed. He asked them to show the toilets and other things in real. Further, he mentioned that IOCL as saying that they will construct the water tank and provide water to village people in the future plan. When will it be done? Further, he stated that for the past 16 years, IOCL has not given even a minimum wages to their people working in the plant from Puthunagar and Vallur village. IOCL should provide employment to the people of that area by giving preference. Further, he pointed out that their people are working in the plant on a contract basis and even engineering graduates are working on contract basis. He questioned about the correctness of a number of workers as 40 company staffs and contract labors of 130 numbers, and then how 250 people can work in view of the above figures. He said that they are not doing anything for IOCL earmarks 2% of their employees, and the families who previous year’s Retained are wholly dependent on them. But Profit as the Budget for Within two they are making promises for the various CSR activities in years, of village. the country, and there is start of He further added that they know how provision for taking up Construction much crores of rupees the company developmental facilities was making a profit and that they in the surrounding areas selling a cylinder at a cost of above of the corporations unit. Rs. 400/-. They also know the cost of To prevent overlap and purchasing the gas by the company. wastage, the corporation IPPL had come there just five years will identify and take up back. They have constructed a water in consultation with the tank. He raised the question to IOCL Local Administration “Have you constructed a toilet in various projects Like Athipattu Pudhunagar or constructed RO Plant for Drinking a road, a school, at least a compound Water, Solar Lights wall for the temple? Did you offer at additional facility to least food at the time of the flood? schools. Nothing even you have a canteen facility inside the plant. Have you made any arrangement to provide food for us at one time in those three days of the flood? Your company is on this road, have you opened this gate and invited at least 10 persons for providing food” he asked. He wanted IOCL to take up with the Local Administration to get the work done in their villages. And IOCL having come first should lead by example in doing such work. Further, he requested to the district collector about the patta for their land. If there is no patta, they cannot avail the housing loan. They were asking for patta only to construct their houses. Though Government jobs were given, patta was not issued. The persons at that time were illiterate. If they had been educated, they would have lived well. Now they are suffering a lot without drainage facility and mosquito menace. Further, he stated about the safety that a lot of garbage’s gathered before this company, they are not able to remove that which all are thrown by yourself. If it starts to burn their village is the first place gets affected. First, the company should remove the garbage gathered before the Company. That will be helpful to Pollution Control Board also. Further, he requested the district collector to depute at least 10 more persons to clean the drainage in around 18 streets in their village so as to finish the work earlier in the rainy days. He also informed the road which is called as Union road laid 10 years back was not yet laid again even IOCL will extend patchwork was not done till now. necessary assistance in “Please consider our request and do the time of Natural the needful”- he said. disasters. Other issues Finally, he requested the District pertaining to Patta will collector to insist IOCL strongly and be sorted out by District vehemently to provide the Administration. employment for the youngsters who have come here for this meet. Suggestions regarding He concluded by thanking IOCL and drainage facilities will the District Collector for giving him be considered with the an opportunity to voice her feedback support of District and requests. Administration. Mr. M. Sridhar Athipattu 3. He welcoming the gathering. He To prevent overlap, he Within two stated that issuance of patta, cleaning corporation will identify years, of the drainage works are going on good and take up in start of after the last visit of the district consultation with the Construction collector to their place. Local Administration He said IOCL has mentioned that various projects Like environment was boosted to 40% by RO Plant for Drinking planting all type of native trees like Water, Solar Lights and neem etc in their plant but there is no additional facility to use for them by that. They can’t say schools. anything good which the company has done for athipattu puthunagar. No works have been done by them. He said “IOCL said R.O. Plant, as well as other works, are in the proposal stage. When no work has been done so far, what they will do with the proposal. They are saying all these things here before us. However, the district collector should give strict instructions to them that this should be done at any cost.