HRP demands compensation for demolished fruit plantation

HRP demands compensation for demolished fruit plantation

Just two days ahead of Deepavali, workers from the Department of Irrigation and Drainage had bulldozed their way into the area, levelling about 50 banana trees, without prior notice.

Kamala Devi who worked the land for the past 12 years can only watch her plantation destroyed. This is her story.

Video by Jimmy Leow.

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