Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh assured a farmers delegation that he would soon meet the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari to raise their demand for further revision in compensation against land acquired by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under the Bharatmala Pariyojana.

June 14, 2024 by Rahul Raj

The farmers have rejected the meager compensation awarded by the District Revenue Officers (DROs), who have been designated as CALAs (Competent Authority for Land Acquisitions).

The issue relates to 25,000 hectares of land in 15 districts across the State. The land is under process of acquisition for the project covering multiple expressways, viz Delhi-Jammu-Katra, Jamnagar-Amritsar, Ludhiana-Ropar, Bathinda-Dabwali, besides bypass for Jalandhar and Ludhiana.

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In a major relief to the state government, the clearance for conversion of forest land for other purpose would be done within the state. This could speed up many development projects in the state that have been lingering for want for permission for clearance of forest land for other purposes.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that the exemption which was given by the Union Environment Ministry to industrial units running in areas of as many as eight districts coming under national capital region, for getting environment clearance will continue. The exemption will be applicable to industrial units where there is no access to pipe supply of CNG, PNG, and LPG, said the Chief Minister after meeting with the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav. He also discussed various issues regarding the environment and ESI hospital of Haryana.