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IANS
Mayawati to revive township plan along expressway
2010-11-09 21:40:00
Lucknow, Nov 9 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Tuesday announced
the revival of an abandoned plan to build a hi-tech township around
Tappal town in Aligarh district along the 165-km Noida-Agra Yamuna
Expressway.
The plan was shelved following violent protests August-September by
farmers demanding higher compensation for land acquired for the
township.
Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh said that the plan was being
revived in the wake of a popular demand by those very farmers who had
earlier raised objections to it.
'A delegation of 60 farmers from Tappal called on Chief Minister
Mayawati and pleaded for revival of the scheme, together with the
revised compensation package offered by the government, and the chief
minister has conceded their request', said Singh.
While presenting a group of farmers at a press conference, he said:
'The farmers were armed with affidavits sworn by as many as 500-600
farmers, who were keen on accepting the terms set by the government on
Sep 3 for acquisition of land,' he added.
'With the change in the farmers' stand, we have agreed to give them a
new package,' Singh said.
The revised terms do not permit acquisition without the express
permission of the land owner through a written agreement.
The price of the land will be finalized through a negotiated
settlement between the government and the land-owner, he said.
A handsome annuity at the rate of Rs.20,000 per acre for a period of
33 years, during which period there would be an annual hike of Rs.600
per acre, has been proposed, he said.
A farmer would also have the option to go for a one-time payment at
the rate of Rs.2.40 lakh per acre, he said.
A total of 2,500 hectare land was to be acquired for the development
of the expressway by Jaypee Associates. This included 500 hectares
each in Noida, Aligarh and Agra and 1,000 hectares in Gautam Budh
Nagar.
The expressway, which is expected to reduce the driving time between
New Delhi and Agra to just about 90 minutes, will pass through Gautam
Budh Nagar (Noida), Aligarh, Mahamaya Nagar (Hathras) and Mathura.
At least two people, including a farmer, were killed in police firing
in Tappal, the epicentre of the agitation, on the eve of Independence
Day Aug 15.
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