Aizawl, Aug. 13 -- Even as the Bairabi-Sairang railway line in Mizoram awaits formal inauguration, a group of landowners along the route has threatened to launch a protest by fencing off their land, citing a prolonged delay in receiving compensation.

On Tuesday, the landowners addressed a press conference in Mizoram's Aizawl, announcing plans to write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Indian Railways, and the Aizawl Deputy Commissioner to highlight their concerns.

They claimed that 14 landowners are still awaiting compensation worth Rs 14.56 crore for land damaged by the railway construction.

Out of the 14 affected landowners, four have not received any payment, while the rest have received only...