Tag: Land Acquisition

The government had acquired about 6,000 acres of lands for the setting up of Tata’s mega steel plant in 1995-96.

The Lanjiberna mining expansion proposal of the erstwhile Odisha Cements Limited (OCL) of Sundargarh district hit another roadblock when tribal villagers took out a huge protest rally on Friday

Bhubaneswar/Bolangir: The Central government on Tuesday approved the proposal for a bypass road in Bolangir with an estimated cost of Rs 190 crore for land acquisition purpose. Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, in a letter to Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, informed about the decision. Locals of Bolangir town had been demanding and even staged demonstration […]

Jajpur: Tribals from across the State today assembled at Kalinga Nagar in Jajpur district to observe the 12th anniversary of police firing in which 14 tribals were killed in 2006. For the first time, the anti and pro displacement fronts of tribals made joint arrangements to observe the day. They took out a rally from […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Replying to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on construction of second bridge over river Brahmani in Rourkela, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today said delay in granting statutory approval from Odisha Government including forest clearance and land acquisition has led to non- commencement of project on Birmitrapur-Barkote section of NH-143. In a letter […]

Bhubaneswar: The district administration on Sunday clamped Section 144 at Bhawanipur’s sector-21 in Rourkela following tension during a land acquisition. According to reports, tension had erupted following opposition raised during the land acquisition for Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP). Two groups are at loggerheads over the issue with one group stressing on utilisation of the land […]

Officials had to opt for police protection as they started land measurement at Rio village as a part of the land acquisition exercise for constructing an MSME park

Bhubaneswar: With at least 44 different major projects under different stages of implementation in Odisha the Prime Minister’s Office today pointed out land acquisition as a major challange which needs to be fixed as soon as possible. The issue relating to the implementation of the projects was discussed at a high level meeting here attended […]

Bhubaneswar: Drawing bitter experience from several problems faced during land acquisitions, Odisha government has decided to establish Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority, a notification for which has already been issued. The authority will be set up in all revenue divisions in the State for speedy disposal of disputes relating to land acquisition, compensation, rehabilitation […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of State for Railways, Manoj Sinha on Monday targeted Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha government for delay in various projects in the State due to problems in land acquisition. “The Railways has given many projects to Odisha in the past and is dedicated to come up with many more. We have already started work […]

Puri: Facing a herculean task, Puri district administration has stepped up negotiations to complete the land acquisition process for development of heritage security zone around Puri Jagannath Temple. Out of the total 185 families, who will be displaced for the mega project, land belonging to 55 families has already been acquired while talks are on […]

Sambalpur: While the State Government is yet to take up the land acquisition process for the expansion of Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) in Burla, several acres of government land in the area have been allegedly encroached by land mafia. It may be noted that Odisha Health and Family Welfare […]

Bolangir: The much awaited Khurda-Bolangir railway project is yet to see light of the day due to the ‘inordinate delay’ in the land acquisition process by the Odisha government. As part of the Khurda-Bolangir railway project, so far, rail line has been set up for only 19 km – from Bolangir to Bichhupali. As per […]

Jaipur: Twenty-one farmers, including five women, buried themselves neck-deep in the ground in Rajasthan’s Nindar village on Sunday to protest against the alleged land acquisition by the Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) for a housing project. The farmers have been demanding that their lands be acquired as per the amended Land Acquisition Act and compensation awarded […]