Dec 04, 2021 04:57 PM IST

Maharashtra: MSRDC begins land acquisition process for Jalna-Nanded stretch of Samruddhi Mahamarg

About 2,200 hectares of land will be needed for 179-km stretch in three districts and a total cost of the project, including construction is Rs 14,500 crore.

Union finance ministry asks Kerala to begin land acquisition for Rs 64,000-cr speed rail project

In a letter to chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, dated January 5, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked Kerala Rail Development Corporation (K-Rail), the nodal implementation agency, to expedite land acquisition for the most ambitious project of the state till date after obtaining necessary clearances.

Aurangabad farmer's family received Rs 23 crore in Mumbai-Nagpur expressway land acquisition deal

With the first stretch of the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Expressway expected to be ready for traffic from 2021, the land acquisition for the project is being touted as the fastest in India.

SC verdict on Chennai-Salem highway a boost for development

In the past four years, Tamil Nadu has seen many protests against infrastructural and industrial projects. The Chennai-Salem expressway is one such project facing protests

Nitin Gadkari pushes for land acquisition for 'Chambal Expressway'

His announcement came at a time when his party is gearing up for bypolls on 24 assembly seats, most of which are located in the impoverished ChambalGwalior region of the state, where the BJP came to power in March.

435 infrastructure, road projects stuck due to land acquisition, other issues

As many as 435 infrastructure and highway projects are stuck across the country on account of various factors, including delay in land acquisition and regulatory clearances, Parliament was informed on Thursday.

Maharashtra stays land acquisition for Nanar refinery after talks with Shiv Sena

The Sena, a ruling ally of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government, has been opposing the project on the grounds that it is against the interest of the farmers and would destroy ecology in Ratnagiri district in the coastal Konkan region.

COMMENT- Will the Ratnagiri refinery go the Singur way?

Land acquisition in India has become a big bane for any project, be it setting up industries or creating infrastructure for road or Railways

Land acquisition cost for new Delhi-Mumbai expressway to be lower by Rs 20,000 cr: Nitin Gadkari

The minister said as compared to land acquisition cost of Rs 7 crore per hectare for the existing highway between Delhi and Mumbai, the new alignment will see land acquisition cost to reduce to Rs 70 to 80 lakh per hectare.

Gujarat farmers protest against bullet train land acquisition process

The National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRC), the special purpose vehicle executing the bullet train project, had informed affected farmers regarding today's meeting by publishing a notice in newspapers yesterday.

Haryana government to recommend CBI probe into land acquisition irregularities

The Haryana government will recommend a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in land acquisition in Rohtak and Sonipat districts during the Congress regime, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said.

Supreme Court refers land acquisition matter to CJI for deciding appropriate bench

SC referred a matter relating to land acquisition to the CJI for constituting an "appropriate bench" to deal with the "piquant" situation.

Centre urges NE states to expedite land acquisition for road projects

In Mizoram alone, the official said, projects worth Rs 6,000 crore are facing land acquisition hurdles and the state government has been requested to expedite the acquisition.

Land acquisition for Agartala-Akhaura railway project begins

The process of laying the 15 km long railway tracks to connect Agartala with Akhaura in Bangladesh will be completed in two and half years time after laying of tracks begin.

Eastern Peripheral Expressway work stalled due to lack of security: NHAI to SC

Protests from farmers at the construction site has stalled work on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway in Ghaziabad, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has informed the Supreme Court, adding that although the apex &#82

Delhi Metro’s Pink Line completion deadline pushed to April 2018

The Delhi Metro has set April 2018, as the fresh deadline for the completion of its longest upcoming corridor, Mukundpur-Shiv Vihar Pink Line, which has been battling land acquisition woes at certain stretches. With &#82

Lok Sabha grants one more extension to Committee on Land Bill

Ganesh Singh (BJP), who heads the committee, tabled a resolution to this effect during the Zero House and the House passed it by a voice vote.

Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway: State to make upfront payment to farmers

To commence work on the ambitious Rs 46,000-crore Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway from the originally planned date of October 1, 2017, implementing agency Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has decided to start making upfront payment &#82

Work to begin soon on Mumbai-Vadodara Expressway: Gadkari

Maruti can't be heard on compensation post-land acquisition: SC

A bench of Justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and U U Lalit set aside the order of Punjab and Haryana High Court allowing MSIL and Haryana State Industrial Corporation (HSIDC) on the ground that the allottee had a right to be impleaded as a party in the compensation matter.

Poor should be adequately compensated for acquired land: V Naidu

CNBC-TV18‘s Yash Jain caught up with Venkaiah Naidu, Minister of Urban Development spoke on the side-lines of the Momentum Jharkhand Summit, where Naidu spoke about land acquisition and the steps taken by the government towards it.

Eyeing 5,000-5,200 km of projects by the end of fiscal: NHAI

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to award 10-15 percent more projects this year compared to FY16, said Yudhvir Singh Malik, Chairman of NHAI. Speaking to CNBC-TV18 Malik said they look to award closer to 5,000-5,200 kilometres of projects by the end of the fiscal year.

The pros and cons of buying agricultural land

Janesh Sharma, a 55-year-old senior marketing professional from Rajasthan, who mostly lived in the metros such as Delhi and Jaipur, recently invested in a three-acre agricultural land in his home city of Bikaner. Like R

Expect 12% margins on Power Grid order: IL&FS Engineering

The company had seen dips in its margins in the previous quarter. Ramachandran says this was due to delays in some of the Bihar orders which were facing land acquisition issues.

Mumbai-Nagpur Super Expressway to finally become a reality

The Maharashtra cabinet on July 5, 2016, gave its approval to acquire land for the proposed Mumbai-Nagpur Super Expressway under a pooling model, wherein farmers will get around 30% of the developed land elsewhere, &#82