Wednesday, June 22, 2011

DAYLIGHT ROBBERY: Seven acres needed, government acquiring 9,347!

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Shivakumar Menasinakai Express News ServiceLast Updated : 22 Jun 2011 08:28:52 AM IST.

HUBLI: The state government has received Expression of Interest (EOI) from companies in Dharwad district which have asked for seven acres of land to install their industry. For this, the government has stepped up to acquire 9,347 acres of fertile land with irrigation facilities.
Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) has started a process to acquire 9,347 acres in 11 villages of Dharwad district where farmers have been growing mango and sugarcane. KIADB special land acquisition officer has issued primary notification for acquiring 5,200 acres while a final notification has been issued for 1,534 acres. A joint survey is under process for acquiring another 2,613 acres.
While the state government is going to acquire land for industrial purposes to attract private industrialists to the region, sources in the KIADB revealed that only a couple of companies have come forward to install their plants in the district. Southern Ferro company of Hubli is seeking for four acres by investing `12.76 crore and Farm Tech Equipments private limited of Dharwad is seeking for three acres by investing `4.81 crore.

Take any Infrastructure Development or Mega Industrial Project in A.P. the story is the same;  to acquire 5 to 20 times more land than is actually required by the project, depriving the livelihoods of the millions of people.

Further, they wouldn't even pay fair market price and also do not implement a proper 'Resettlement and Rehabilitation Packages, as agreed with the government, while obtaining licences.

All this is done with the active connivance and involvement of the corrupt governmental machinery.

It doesn't matter, which political party is in power, the plight of the poor farmers and fisherfolk is the same.

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