Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 16 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday knowledgeable that the state authorities had mounted a compensation of Rs 30 to Rs 40 lakh per acre for land being acquired for the third part of Upper Krishna Project.
Addressing a press convention after a particular Cabinet assembly at Vidhana Soudha to expedite land acquisition for the part 3 of Upper Krishna Project, the DyCM, who additionally holds Irrigation portfolio, mentioned, ‘The state authorities has determined to repair a compensation of Rs 40 lakh per acre for irrigated land, Rs 30 lakh per acre for arid land and Rs 25 lakh per acre for land acquired for canals.’
‘The determination on compensation has been taken after consultations with native representatives, farmers and ministers. This compensation quantity is restricted solely to land acquired for Phase 3 of the Upper Krishna challenge coming below the jurisdiction of Krishna Bhagya Jal Nigama. In view of the delay within the Gazette notification, the state authorities has determined to provoke the land acquisition course of to keep away from additional delays. The compensation quantity is predicted to be round Rs 70,000 crore. It has been determined to finish the land acquisition course of inside three years via direct buy from farmers,’ he mentioned.
‘The land costs are going up within the space. The earlier Bommai authorities had mounted a compensation of Rs 24 lakh per acre for irrigated land and Rs 20 lakh per acre for arid land. But the farmers had not agreed to the compensation despite the formation of a Cabinet sub-committee, and therefore the federal government was unable to go forward with it. We have now determined to finish the land acquisition in a single part,’ he mentioned.
Shivakumar talked about that this challenge requires the acquisition of 1,33,867 acres of land, of this, 75,563 acres shall be submerged, and the canals want one other 51,837 acres.
‘Another 6,467 acres is required for the rehabilitation. The land shall be acquired as per the 2013 Land Acquisition Act. There are about 20,000 circumstances that are happening with regard to land acquisition, and these disputes can be resolved via arbitration below the Land Acquisition Act of 2013. The lands which wouldn’t have any dispute shall be acquired straight,’ he knowledgeable.
‘In view of some necessary circumstances happening so far as rehabilitation is worried, we’ve determined to formulate a brand new coverage. We will acquire the opinion of native representatives and farmers. As per the availability below Section 51 of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013, we’ll arrange the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority. This Authority shall be led by a Judge appointed by the Chief Justice,’ Shivakumar defined.
The Karnataka Deputy CM emphasised additional that it’s the dedication of his authorities to finish long-pending irrigation initiatives and provides a brand new lease of life to the farmers.
‘This is a historic determination with respect to the Upper Krishna Project. The Krishna Water Tribunal had handed an order on December 30, 2010, allocating Karnataka its share of water. Though the ultimate report concerning this was launched on November 29, 2013, the Union authorities has not issued a Gazette notification,’ he recalled.
‘The CM and I had met the Union Jal Shakthi minister and held discussions on utilising our share of water from Krishna. The Union minister has given an in-principle approval to situation a Gazette notification on this challenge. A gathering was scheduled on this twice, however was postponed resulting from political pressures from Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. The Union Minister has assured us {that a} assembly shall be held quickly. In this backdrop, the state authorities is making preparations for the execution of the challenge,’ he mentioned.
Asked concerning the non-issue of the Gazette notification on one hand and opposition from the riparian states on the opposite, Shivakumar mentioned, ‘The Krishna Water Tribunal has given its last determination, and the CM of Maharashtra does not have some other choice. Maharashtra had, in actual fact, given its consent to extend the peak of the Alamatti dam. We are solely attempting to utilize our share of water, which is presently being launched to the ocean. We are assured that Telangana and Andhra Pradesh will give their consent for this challenge. We are very assured that this challenge will tremendously profit our farmers, and we’re eagerly awaiting the problem of the Gazette notification by the Centre.’ (ANI)