Airport land survey begins today
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
30 Nov, 2006 0032hrs IST
DHARWAD: The owners of the 100-odd houses coming under the project to expand Hubli airport as an international facility seem inclined to agree for consensual acquisition of their properties if the compensation offered is fair and reasonable.
This emerged at a meeting of representatives of resident welfare associations (RWAs) of the affected colonies called by deputy commissioner M S Shrikar here on Wednesday to discuss the issue.
The district administration will undertake a detailed survey of the additional 600 acres of land required for the expansion project from Thursday jointly with representatives of the people affected by the project.
Five representatives of RWAs of the colonies to be acquired for the expansion work as per the master plan prepared by the Airports Authority of India will join the survey team to make it a transparent exercise.
Shrikar told The Times of India after the meeting that he assured the affected people that the number of houses even under the revised master plan will remain unchanged at between 100 and 120 as the additional land was agricultural.
He said it was impressed upon them that instead of acquiring their properties under the Land Acquisition Act, it would be mutually beneficial if they agreed for consensual acquisition to avoid delay and litigation.
The deputy commissioner said they were agreeable to the consensual acquisition option if the compensation package offered to them was "fair and reasonable"taking into consideration the prevailing land and building costs.
The RWAs also agreed to nominate five representatives for the joint survey work to finalise the list of houses actually affected by the project so that the details of acquisition and compensation could be worked out.
Shrikar advised them not to fall prey to middlemen who were falsely promising them exclusion of their properties or a better compensation package in case the acquisition was unavoidable.
"I impressed upon them to come forward to clarify their doubts and directly deal with the district administration as far as the question compensation was concerned,"he said, and added "they agreed with my suggestion."
As per the master plan prepared by the AAI in September, 461 acres of additional land is required to upgrade Hubli airport as a national and 650 acres to make it an international facility.At present, it can take only up to 50-seater aircraft
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
30 Nov, 2006 0032hrs IST
DHARWAD: The owners of the 100-odd houses coming under the project to expand Hubli airport as an international facility seem inclined to agree for consensual acquisition of their properties if the compensation offered is fair and reasonable.
This emerged at a meeting of representatives of resident welfare associations (RWAs) of the affected colonies called by deputy commissioner M S Shrikar here on Wednesday to discuss the issue.
The district administration will undertake a detailed survey of the additional 600 acres of land required for the expansion project from Thursday jointly with representatives of the people affected by the project.
Five representatives of RWAs of the colonies to be acquired for the expansion work as per the master plan prepared by the Airports Authority of India will join the survey team to make it a transparent exercise.
Shrikar told The Times of India after the meeting that he assured the affected people that the number of houses even under the revised master plan will remain unchanged at between 100 and 120 as the additional land was agricultural.
He said it was impressed upon them that instead of acquiring their properties under the Land Acquisition Act, it would be mutually beneficial if they agreed for consensual acquisition to avoid delay and litigation.
The deputy commissioner said they were agreeable to the consensual acquisition option if the compensation package offered to them was "fair and reasonable"taking into consideration the prevailing land and building costs.
The RWAs also agreed to nominate five representatives for the joint survey work to finalise the list of houses actually affected by the project so that the details of acquisition and compensation could be worked out.
Shrikar advised them not to fall prey to middlemen who were falsely promising them exclusion of their properties or a better compensation package in case the acquisition was unavoidable.
"I impressed upon them to come forward to clarify their doubts and directly deal with the district administration as far as the question compensation was concerned,"he said, and added "they agreed with my suggestion."
As per the master plan prepared by the AAI in September, 461 acres of additional land is required to upgrade Hubli airport as a national and 650 acres to make it an international facility.At present, it can take only up to 50-seater aircraft
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