January 9, 2019:

While many Bangladeshi families have been staying inside the Paradip Oil Refinery boundary near Udaybata village for long, no action from the IOCL authorities have worried natives a lot.  The Bangladeshis, who have illegally occupied the IOCL land, have broken a portion of the boundary wall at Udaybata village side and going outside through the way.  About 30 Bangladeshi families have created a colony there. An inhabitant named Bhanu Amity said that his grandfather had come to Paradip in 1976. And they were living at Ghanagalia slum, which is now inside the port prohibited area. Later, his family was shifted to Udayabata village in 2000 with a plot 20× 15ft allotted in his name by the PPT. But he sold the plot to a businessman at Rs 3 lakh. Then, he built a thatched house without PPT permission and stayed upto 2009. His family and many other families are staying in the locality for the last 9 years. The residents have been issued Voter Indentity and Aadhaar cards. The Paradip Municipality has built a bridge for communication to the IOCL boundary.  Sources said some illegal activities like trading of excise materials and gambling are going on in the area. Some outsiders are staying there for the two weeks. Why the refinery authorities have not taken any action against the illegal inhabitants yet, many wanted to know.

By Thepioneer.com