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The authorities have come up with a "deferred payment scheme" for those who have to part with land for the project.
When asked about the protests involving uprooting of boundary stones he replied "We shall get more stones from other states if necessary."
The survey process was resumed in Thirunavaya of Malappuram on Tuesday after being disrupted by protestors on Monday.
The MD contradicted minister Saji Cherian who earlier in the day was highly dismissive of the widely held impression that there was a buffer zone for the project.
The Kerala government has dispatched more forces to control the protest and continue the survey process.
The Eravipuram block committee of the KSU which organised the protest said they were expressing their opposition to the police crackdown on protesters, including women and children.
Pinarayi Vijayan also added that the government's compensation to those who will lose their properties due to the project was four times higher than the current market value.
Tension prevailed in the area near Reethupalli at Mundukuzhy for more than one hour, before the agitators were arrested and removed to the Thrikkodithanam police station.
The Minister said that there is no sufficient explanation on the technical details in the detailed project report.
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan said that since the project was important for the future development of the state, he was open to discussing the project in the Assembly.
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