In order to use tenanted land for setting up of projects for community or public purpose, the Goa government has introduced the Goa Land Use (Regulation) Bill, 2024 seeking amendment to Section 3 of Goa Land Use (Regulation) Act, 1991 so as to specify in the Right to Fair Compensation …
The government is likely to set up a committee to study the Centre’s Land Acquisition Act and its possible impact on the state’s socio-economic front. The state cabinet is likely to take a decision in this regard on Wednesday. The cabinet held a special session on Tuesday to brief ministers …
The Asian Development Bank today signed a $200 million loan agreement with India to help rehabilitate people who were affected by floods and landslides in Uttarakhand last June. “The loan will help in the economic and social recovery of Uttarakhand by rebuilding roads and bridges, tourism infrastructure, and urban water …
The rehabilitation component of the Navi Mumbai Airport project has hit a roadblock as a major portion of the 57 hectares of land, meant to relocate project affected people (PAP), has been classified as no-development land, following a change in coastal area protection norms in 2011. The Navi Mumbai Airport …
The Supreme Court (SC) today directed Haryana to file a status report on the rehabilitation of 309 mine workers rescued from bonded labour. A Bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam directed Additional Advocate General Manjit Singh Dalal to ensure that the report was filed before the next hearing in …
JAIPUR: The state government's revenue department is gearing up for framing rules for the new Land Acquisition Act that has come into force from January 1 this year. The new Bill, which replaced the 119-year-old obsolete legislation, proposes a unified policy for acquisition of land and adequate rehabilitation mechanism for …
EAC also deliberated on the public hearing issues and commitments, and budgetary allocation made by the project authorities there under A high-level panel has recommended environment clearance to National Mineral Development Corp's (NMDC) underground coal mining projects in Madhya Pradesh but with riders. The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) after deliberation …
The Dakshina Kannada district administration will kick-start the process of issuing identity cards to victims affected by alleged endosulfan poisoning from Saturday. Deputy commissioner AB Ibrahim said on Wednesday that the process will continue till all the victims get the ID cards. He also said that the district administration will …
Fifty-five years after they were separated from their homes and land in Himachal Pradesh to build a reservoir for the Bhakra Dam so that people living in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan could get water and electricity, 2,836 Bhakra oustees families (number has multiplies since due to division in families) still …
A workshop on implementation of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, was held for revenue officials of the Bangalore and Mysore divisions on Thursday. Deputy Commissioners, Special Land Acquisition Officers and Assistant Commissioners participated in the workshop organised by the Administrative Training …
NDMA urged concerned officials to submit detailed note on preparation, operations carried out and post cyclone restoration The Odisha government's exemplary handling of the severe cyclonic storm Phailin has earned it accolades from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Impressed with the state government's massive evacuation and restoration efforts, the …
Project will expedite improvement of infrastructure in Odisha The government today approved a Rs 761 crore road project in Odisha under its flagship National Highways Development Project. "The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for four-laning with paved shoulders of Jharpokharia-Baripada-Baleshwar section of NH-5 in Odisha," …
The Ministry of Rural Development finds itself in a bit of a spot after the Haryana government issued a notice for land acquisition recently, notifying acquisition under the old Land Acquisition Act of 1894. The notice came to the ministry’s attention when it was issued and published in newspapers on …
Farmers of Gorakhpur, Badopal and Kajalheri villages, who were banking on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit for some announcement on rehabilitation package for the people displaced by the nuclear power plant, were disappointed on Monday as he only repeated the compensation package already announced by the Haryana government. While they …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pandit Hari Shankar Samadhiya Vs. Union of India & Ors dated 13/01/2014 regarding encroachment in the river front as well as river bed of river Morar in Gwalior.
To enforce new Land Acquisition Act in letter and spirit Against the backdrop of the new Land Acquisition Act coming into operation from January 1, the Legal Department, through a circular to the Chief Secretary and other heads of departments, asked them to put land acquisition proceedings on hold and …
Fresh Rules To Be Framed Under Newly Enacted Law Gandhinagar: The Gujarat revenue department has issued orders to all district collectors, DDOs (district development officers) and all concerned district and state authorities to put on hold all processes for land acquisition till the Centre and the state government notify new …
Madhya Pradesh government has on Monday agreed to conduct trial run to dispose toxic wastes dumped at Union Carbide factory premises, Bhopal at the TSDF facility operated by Ramky Enviro Engineers at Pithampur. Union government presented a schedule in the Supreme Court and the state government would submit a timeline …
The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has issued a showcause notice to Utkal Coal Ltd (UCL) for slow progress in development of the Utkal-C coal block. UCL is a special purpose vehicle formed by Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd (IMFA), an integrated ferro alloys producer based in Odisha. The MoC …
The new act sets compensation limits and resettlement of affected families India’s new land acquisition Act came into force on Wednesday, mandating compensation limits and the resettlement and rehabilitation of affected families, a critical reform aimed at making the process fairer and more transparent. However, the amendment of 13 different …
With the new Land Act coming in force from Wednesday, Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh sought to alley apprehensions of the industry in purchase of land. The minister said that there is no bar whatsoever on purchase of private land. The new law on land has replaced the earlier …
