You are the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) overseeing land acquisition for a critical state irrigation canal. The deadline to hand over the acquired land to the engineering department is tomorrow. The state government is strictly monitoring the timeline. However, a group of marginalized farmers has not received their mandatory compensation due to a technical glitch in the centralized digital treasury system. They are peacefully protesting at the site, refusing to vacate until the compensation is credited. The engineering contractor demands that you use police force to clear the site immediately to avoid project delays. As an administrator, which of the following is the most appropriate course of action?
- Temporarily pause the physical eviction, urgently coordinate with the treasury department to resolve the glitch, and communicate a concrete resolution timeline to the farmers.Cevap
- BOrder the immediate deployment of police force to disperse the protesters and secure the site, ensuring the government's project deadline is strictly met.
- CDirect the engineering contractor to distribute equivalent cash payments to the farmers from their own funds to bypass the treasury delay.
- DHalt all land acquisition operations across the entire district indefinitely until the treasury software undergoes a comprehensive audit and upgrade.
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Temporarily pause the physical eviction, urgently coordinate with the treasury department to resolve the glitch, and communicate a concrete resolution timeline to the farmers.
The correct answer balances empathy, administrative duty, and public order. It respects the statutory right of the farmers to receive their rightful compensation before displacement while actively utilizing official channels to resolve the systemic issue and resume the project as quickly as possible.
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Administrative proportionality, due process, and stakeholder communication during procedural failures