Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday gave approval to make negotiation amounting to Rs 172.08 crore with the landowners for the landholdings to be purchased through e-Bhoomi for setting up seven projects in the State.
The Chief Minister chaired the meeting of the High-Powered Land Purchase Committee (HPLPC) here. The projects are related to the Department of Medical Education and Research, Public Works (B&R), Haryana State Agriculture Marketing Board and Public Health Engineering Departments in six districts namely Rewari, Nuh, Sirsa, Faridabad, Sonipat and Jind.
Khattar while chairing the HPLPC meeting with the Deputy Commissioners through video-conferencing said that after the purchase of these landholdings, the work of the proposed projects to be set up on the lands voluntarily given by landowners in these six districts should be expedited at the earliest.
Landowners who have consented to give their lands for proposed government projects also attended the meeting. Divulging project details later, the Chief Minister told the mediapersons that a total of seven agendas pertaining to the purchase of landholdings in six districts were discussed in the meeting.
“All the seven agendas tabled in the meeting were approved after making negotiations with the landowners. The list of projects approved includes the establishment of All India Institute of Medical Sciences at Rewari, construction of Ring Road from four laning Medical College Road to Gurugram Alwar Road (NH 248 A) in Nuh district, development of additional Anaj Mandi at Sirsa, construction of road and bridge for Greater Noida via Jasana Manjhawali Atta Gujran over Yamuna river under interstate connectivity scheme of central road fund, construction of two lanes ROB in Delhi Ambala section in Sonipat district near Ganaur Railway Station, providing sewerage system and construction of STP in village Chautala under Mahagram Yojana and construction of canal-based water supply scheme Jind city,” the Chief Minister said. He also said that around 200 acres of land is required for the construction of AIIMS at Rewari district, of which around 140 acres land of private landowners has been purchased on Friday after making required negotiations, while about 60 acres of land is panchayat land.
Responding to the allegations of opposition that the amended land acquisition bill in Haryana is anti-farmer, the Chief Minister said that the Bill has been passed so as to ensure smooth commencement and completion of linear development, essential and emergency projects.
“In the said bill, now a new system of land acquisition would be followed excluding social impact, while the compensation clause in the Bill is unchanged. Earlier land acquisition was a lengthy process because of which various development projects suffered unnecessary delays, therefore now the State Government has already made a system where the purchase of landholdings from farmers and landowners is being done with their consent through the e-Bhoomi portal, ensuring least litigation chances,” he added.