The members of the committee which also included Sri Rabi Das, Shri Chitta Mohanty, Sri Sudhir Pattnaik, Sri Mahendra Parida met the victims of bullet injury in Baligootha, Chandia and Baragadia and saw the damages done to the houses, bovine wealth, food grains, food articles, motor bikes and cycles of the villagers.�

The Sarpanch of Baligootha reported before the committee that his cash and golden chain also have been stolen from his house apart from the damage caused to food grains. Dabur Kalundia another leader also deposed before the team. Rabi Jarika the leader of the agitating tribals who had sustained bullet injury also narrated the whole incidence of the day and the politics behind the common corridor. The committee met men, women and children and� about 25 injured persons received treatment from the senior doctor who accompanied the committee along with a team of volunteers.

Observations of the Committee

1.About 30-40 tribals have sustained bullet injuries in the firing and 25 were treated by the Doctor accompanying the committee. 4 critically injured persons were in the hospital. Some have bullets stuck within their wounds. Though it appears to be rubber bullets but the kind of bloody wounds each one of the persons treated has received does not seem to be the work of only rubber bullets.

2.No efforts by the administration to treat the injured. People don�t wish to go out for treatment for fear of torture and arrest.

3.The police firing at the site of the controversial common corridor road near Baligootha was unwarranted and uncalled for and therefore looks to be preplanned.

4.29 platoons of armed police, 2 platoons of NSG, 70 police officers and 7 magistrates does speak a lot about the firing and� also speaks about the atmosphere of police terror prevailing in the area.

5. The witnesses report, familiar faces in the nearby localities close to the ruling party who came in police uniform and attacked all houses in Baligootha. They did not carry guns. They had swords and other deadly weapons in their hand.

6. The place in which 144 was declared could see civilian goons in the presence of police as reported by the people.

7. The houses of leaders of the Manch have been damaged and all important articles including food grains burnt.

8. Agitating and aggrieved tribals spending sleepless nights under tree in the fear of more attacks since the police, goons of the company and certain criminal elements associated with the ruling party are having a field day with good cooperation of the administration and police.

9. The presence of such a huge force itself threatens the peace of the area.

10. The administration does not seem to be sensitive to the cause of the tribal protesters as much it is concerned for the companies in kalinganagar.

Recomendations

1.��� The Honble Chief Minister should immediately intervene and call immediate halt to the controversial common corridor project

2.��� Since the administration has betrayed the people once more a dialooogueee should take place at the highest level with the CM on the demands of the tribals including the one calling for land for land. Even people owning land in the common corridor have not been consulted.

3.��� Instead of building police stations one after another in a small place with corporate funding the CM should ensure that every villages gets developmental inputs particularly education, health, water, social security schemes such as widow pensions all of which have been suspended arbitrarily.

4.��� Law should not be taken to hands by any citizens and this law applies first to the police administration. All officers civil and police must be suspended immediately and be subjected to trial

5.��� Financial compensation to the tune of Rs 1 lakh for every person injured in the firing be given to the victims .