land acquisition
Instead of acquiring land from owners, the Kerala state government is exploring the option of purchasing land directly from the owners by registering the title deed for the Kochi Metro Rail project. There are concerns that if the land is acquired under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement [...] Continue Reading »
A repeat land acquisition notice has been issued by BMC to a home for the dying and destitute in Santa Cruz. The notice requires them surrender part of its compound for road-widening. The activists, however, point out that the traffic bottleneck is near the station, not the hospice. Providing shelter to 65 mentally disabled inmates [...] Continue Reading »
The Right to Fair Compensation, Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 is a complex but comprehensive legislation. It aims at providing just and fair rehabilitation of even the minimally-affected people, favours greater transparency and gives importance to prior consultation with local bodies and landowners. The century-old Land Acquisition Act (1894) is now [...] Continue Reading »
Private participation in highway projects has come down substantially, notably due to lack of legibility in government guidelines for the sector. Are things looking better for the moribund roads sector? No, not really; even after the fact that the government has finally notified an exit policy for highway developers and a committee headed by C [...] Continue Reading »
Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd is planning to drop its idea to procure four to five lands as it is looking forward to plan new projects. So far, the company has signed eight memorandum of understanding (MoUs) for land acquisition. The managing director of the company revealed that two out of eight deals have been closed [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai: Navi Mumbai, located in the eastern periphery of Mumbai, is witnessing significant fall in the property prices. The properties in this planned Satellite Township in Mumbai were observing huge demand from developers, investors and buyers, in turn making the property prices high. But now, the prices have slumped following the announcement of chief minister [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi: The central government has given approvals to four road projects worth Rs 4,620 crore in Assam and Madhya Pradesh for the widening of National Highways. Three of the four projects are in Assam for widening of stretches of National Highway 37 under Special Accelerated Road Development Programme in North Eastern Region (SARDP-NE). The [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has approved the proposed ‘land pooling’ policy, presenting a new hope that would speed up the process of development of the nation’s capital. Ever since the implementation of the first Master Plan of Delhi 1961, the DDA started acquiring large chunks of land, develop residential or commercial properties on [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad- The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s (GHMC) two wings namely town planning unit and land acquisition unit are struggling over the ‘urgency clause’ of the Land Acquisition (LA) Act. According to the urgency clause of Land acquisition act, property owners do not have any right to raise objections over acquisition of their properties. On one [...] Continue Reading »
Hyderabad – The Godavari drinking water project is facing difficulties in acquisition of 50 acre forest land spread across Karimnagar, Medak and Rangareddy districts. This patch of forest land is creating hurdles for the early completion of the project. Additionally, a suitable land for construction of Master Balancing Reservoir at Ghanpur is yet to be [...] Continue Reading »
