Demanding clearance of compensation from the Northeast FrontierRailway, an indefinite rail blockade in Dima Hasao district of Assam has beencalled from February 17.

The blockade has been called by the North Cachar HillsIndigenous Students' Forum (NCHISF) and the North Cachar Hills IndigenousWomen's Forum (NCHIWF) on Saturday.

NCHISF president David Keivom said during the broad-gauge conversion project of NFR, several acres of land were damaged and the people are yet to receive the promised compensation.

"According to an estimate, around Rs 4.58 crore compensation is yet to be disbursed. Over 300 hectares of farmlands belonging to over 500 below-poverty line families were destroyed," Keivom said. He further informed us that they are demanding compensation from NFR since 2007.