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- The Tamil Nadu government has begun meetings with salt pan owners and labourers to acquire land for the proposed Thoothukudi shipyard project, after ordering retrieval of leased lands whose lease periods had expired.
- Around 1,660 acres of government poramboke land and 40 acres of patta land have been identified in Mullakadu and Pazhayakayal villages, and about 350 salt pan labourers supporting nearly 1,500 family members will be affected.
- Rehabilitation packages offer affected families a job option in the industrial cluster, one-time lumpsum assistance, or long-term annuity, while salt pan owners are being offered alternative land at Vaippar with infrastructure support.
- Fishermen are to receive housing and resettlement benefits, with a meeting scheduled for July 28.
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- Outcome of the July 28 meeting with fishermen over their resettlement package
- Completion of the survey of salt pan labourers to determine eligibility for benefits
- Government response to concerns forwarded by labourers and salt pan owners after the discussions
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