Page 2 - Land Acquisition

80% land acquisition for bullet train complete in Gujarat, says official

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR), also known as Bullet Train Project, has been sanctioned with a target to be completed by 2023

Bullet train project risks delay due to land acquisition, Covid: Railways

63 per cent of the land need for project has been acquired yet, says official

Govt's portal with data on land banks launched, but experts wary

The Centre's Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) portal has data of 3,275 industrial clusters covering 419,047 hectares

Centre asks UP govt to expedite land acquisition for Defence Corridor

Titan Aviation and Aerospace to invest Rs 36,000 crore in the mega project

Bullet train project acquires 60% land, but may fail to meet 2023 deadline

Apart from land acquisition, another major cause for concern before the project is cost escalation owing to a fall in the rupee against the Japanese yen.

UP govt issues notification to acquire 48 hectare land for Jewar airport

Land acquisition slowed down in 2018 after farmers protested, saying their compensation was inadequate

Pending agri reform

Legalisation of land leasing will help rural poor

Clean up land records: Let the financial system spearhead the change

The first step in this direction would be to start with the land that has already been collateralised in the formal financial system

Hurdles in land acquisition process? NHAI to scrap part of contract

NHAI Chairman Sukhbir Singh Sandhu said the matter of land acquisition should not be left pending as it leads to litigation cases in the future.

India can't avoid land reforms anymore

The coronavirus crisis has given the country an opportunity to unleash the power of land

Karnataka land reforms may trigger fresh look at land acquisition process

Experts suggest easier land use norms and digitisation of records

SC to deliver verdict in land acquisition compensation case today

Last year, Justice Arun Mishra, heading the Bench, had refused to recuse himself from hearing the case related to the interpretation of Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation

Jewar Airport: Villagers to be compensated in lieu of their lands from Feb

Rs 3,166 crore was disbursed for the acquisition of 1,334 hectares at Rohi, Dayanatpur, Kishorepur, Ranhera, Paarohi and Banwari Bans that was completed on January 27

Five firms exit highway projects as NHAI faces delay in land acquisition

It is learnt that the five companies have surrendered eight projects across various states

Bullet train: SC agrees to hear farmers' pleas against land acquisition

SC issued notices to the Centre, Gujarat government and others on a batch of appeals challenging September 19 last year verdict of the Gujarat high court

Everyone says 'stop the work': Gadkari rues hurdles faced by road projects

Describing the process of acquiring land and environment clearance as the major hurdles, the Union road transport and highways minister said environment and development have to go together

NHAI to issue land bonds for acquisition from states, other stakeholders

New mechanism will postpone upfront payment

Yogi govt in UP acquires over 10,000 hectares of land for flagship projects

These infrastructure projects are estimated to involve a total investment of Rs 80,000 crore

Mumbai Metro line 5 hits roadblock, 100 villagers oppose land acquisition

The villagers said do not want to lose their land to make way for a car shed as it is their only source of livelihood

State governments continue to dilute the Land acquisition legislation

The JD(S)-Congress state govt in Karnataka is the latest to amend the Act. But Rahul Gandhi told Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to reverse changes BJP made when in power