More than 50 years after being displaced and rehabilitated due to various irrigation projects, around 332 villages across Maharashtra have yet to receive the civic amenities promised to them. These villages were displaced before the implementation of the Maharashtra Project Affected Persons Rehabilitation Act, 1976. The Act came into effect in 1977, and no comprehensive rehabilitation policy was in place before that. Now, Maharashtra’s Relief and Rehabilitation Department has sought Rs 424.60 crore in funds from the finance department to ensure that all requirements of civic amenities are fulfilled. On Monday, in a review meeting of the department, the pending issue of providing civic amenities to these rehabilitated villages was discussed. As per the data presented in the meeting, 568 villages were rehabilitated since the formation of the state until the implementation of the Act — between 1960 and 1976. Out of these villages, only 236 have been given all necessary civic amenities. Story continues below this ad “Around 332 villages still need several civic amenities. Almost Rs 424.60 crore are required to solve this …