Greater Noida: The district administration is gearing up for the next round of large scale land acquisition in Gautam Budh Nagar. From Monday, a team of senior officials will start finalising their strategy to convince landholders from six villages in Jewar to give a go-ahead for the expansion of Noida International Airport.
Consent of at least 70% of the total 7,875 people to be affected by the second stage of the project will be required to go ahead with the acquisition process, officials said. However, villagers recently have decided against giving their consent for the acquisition of land for the second phase of the Noida airport project as the social impact assessment report approved by the government did not include many of their demands. With farmers adamant on their demands, officials said, securing approval from more than 5,500 individuals could be extremely challenging.
A resident of Karauli Bangar village, Vijendra Singh said, “We all are upset with the way the social impact assessment report has been evaluated by the state government. Barring two, all other demands have been ignored by the government. We are going to oppose the project.”
Better compensation for land, securing the future of the children and college students, employment opportunities for those into agricultural activity and dairy business are some of the key demands.
The first camp is set to be held at Mundhera and Karauli Bangar villages on January 7.
Six villages (Ranhera, Karauli Bangar, Kureb, Mundhera, Birampur and Dayanatpur) are set to be affected by the second phase of the project. Residents of Ranhera, the largest village, have already decided to register their protest. On Saturday, farmers of Birampur and Mundhera also organised a panchayat to chalk out a plan, while Karauli Bangar villagers will hold one on Sunday. Farmers to be affected in Kureb and Dayanatpur are also likely to make a decision collectively in the next few days.
“We are not against the project as such. But the way the rehabilitation of the affected farmers who were displaced due to the first phase (of the airport project) has been done, has left all of us jittery. We do not want verbal assurance. We want everything in writing,” Kureb resident Subhash Sharma said.
Meanwhile, additional district magistrate (land acquisition), Balram Singh said, “We are finalising the list of people who have to attend the camps and show documents. We can’t comment on any speculation and will wait for the outcome after holding the camps.”
A list of 1,987 land chunks, officials said, will be examined and the names of their owners are being prepared. The land chunks will be aggregated for the second phase and handed over to Zurich AG’s subsidiary for developing the second stage of the project over 1,365-hectare land.
Consent of at least 70% of the total 7,875 people to be affected by the second stage of the project will be required to go ahead with the acquisition process, officials said. However, villagers recently have decided against giving their consent for the acquisition of land for the second phase of the Noida airport project as the social impact assessment report approved by the government did not include many of their demands. With farmers adamant on their demands, officials said, securing approval from more than 5,500 individuals could be extremely challenging.
A resident of Karauli Bangar village, Vijendra Singh said, “We all are upset with the way the social impact assessment report has been evaluated by the state government. Barring two, all other demands have been ignored by the government. We are going to oppose the project.”
Better compensation for land, securing the future of the children and college students, employment opportunities for those into agricultural activity and dairy business are some of the key demands.
The first camp is set to be held at Mundhera and Karauli Bangar villages on January 7.
Six villages (Ranhera, Karauli Bangar, Kureb, Mundhera, Birampur and Dayanatpur) are set to be affected by the second phase of the project. Residents of Ranhera, the largest village, have already decided to register their protest. On Saturday, farmers of Birampur and Mundhera also organised a panchayat to chalk out a plan, while Karauli Bangar villagers will hold one on Sunday. Farmers to be affected in Kureb and Dayanatpur are also likely to make a decision collectively in the next few days.
“We are not against the project as such. But the way the rehabilitation of the affected farmers who were displaced due to the first phase (of the airport project) has been done, has left all of us jittery. We do not want verbal assurance. We want everything in writing,” Kureb resident Subhash Sharma said.
Meanwhile, additional district magistrate (land acquisition), Balram Singh said, “We are finalising the list of people who have to attend the camps and show documents. We can’t comment on any speculation and will wait for the outcome after holding the camps.”
A list of 1,987 land chunks, officials said, will be examined and the names of their owners are being prepared. The land chunks will be aggregated for the second phase and handed over to Zurich AG’s subsidiary for developing the second stage of the project over 1,365-hectare land.
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