Page 3 - Land Acquisition

States wrest back control over how lands they want to acquire are priced

After the Centre failed to do so, state governments have diluted provisions in the land acquisition law which pegged compensation for owners to the market price of land

Madras HC quashes land acquisition for Rs 10K-cr Chennai-Salem road project

The state government had in May 2018 issued notification and started acquiring lands for the project evoking strong protests by the farmers

SC issues notice to 4 states for amending land acquisition Act, seeks reply

A writ petition filed by social activist Medha Patkar alleges that these states have made major changes to the Land Acquisition Act of 2013

Land acquisition likely to delay regional rapid transit system project

The NHAI had asked the NCRTC to use the railways ROW from Delhi to Panipat, which also covers stations at Gannaur and Samalkha in Haryana

Yogi govt relaxes norms for acquiring gram sabha land to speed up projects

About 350 infra, industrial projects stalled over land acquisition

Land continues to remain a major concern for infra, energy sector in India

According to data shared with the Lok Sabha, 19 road projects awarded after May 2014 were facing delays

Land banks: A lesson from history

If the land is not used or when the project life is complete, it is returned to the owner, to do with it as he chooses

No new projects without completion of land acquisition

Currently, only 70% of land needed to be acquired to start a project, which often led to stoppages and delays

Conflicts across India as states create land banks for industry, investment

Up to 2.68 mn hectares of land have been set aside in land banks in the eight states

Land acquisition delays financial closure for 23 highway projects

These are among the 67 highway contracts that were reviewed last week by Gadkari

Land acquisition underway in Tripura for Indo-Bangla rail link

Acquisition in West Tripura is likely to be completed over a period of over two-and-a-half months

Unlocking land assets

Transparent allocation policy for available land needed

Land acquisition may not be a zero sum game, two new studies show

Land acquisition cases take on an average 20 years to navigate the courts

Vanishing tribes of Niyamgiri caught in pangs of survival

In the third and concluding part of the land acquisition series, 'Business Standard' visits Lanjigarh and sees that the Dongaria Kondh tribes of Niyamgiri have nothing much to rejoice for, after having won the battle against Vedanta

Betel vine workers lose livelihood as Posco scraps Odisha project

In the second of a three-part series on land acquisition, Business Standard visits Nuagaon, one of the project sites for Posco

Land acquisition: Why Singur is a lost cause

In the past decade, the fight for land rights has tripped many industrial projects. In a three-part series, we find out how the land losers are faring long after the battle has been won

Mumbai-Nagpur super expressway: Villagers up in arms over land acquisition

Administration says coercive methods will not be used and consent will be sought

Developers agree with HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh; PEs say they are best suited

Developers said if banks and housing finance companies are allowed to fund land buying it would reduce their cost of funding