Page 7 - Land Acquisition
Land banks: A lesson from history
If the land is not used or when the project life is complete, it is returned to the owner, to do with it as he chooses
No new projects without completion of land acquisition
Currently, only 70% of land needed to be acquired to start a project, which often led to stoppages and delays
 "No new projects without completion of land acquisition")
Conflicts across India as states create land banks for industry, investment
Up to 2.68 mn hectares of land have been set aside in land banks in the eight states
 "Conflicts across India as states create land banks for industry, investment")
Land acquisition delays financial closure for 23 highway projects
These are among the 67 highway contracts that were reviewed last week by Gadkari
 "Land acquisition delays financial closure for 23 highway projects")
Land acquisition underway in Tripura for Indo-Bangla rail link
Acquisition in West Tripura is likely to be completed over a period of over two-and-a-half months
 "Land acquisition underway in Tripura for Indo-Bangla rail link")
Unlocking land assets
Transparent allocation policy for available land needed
Land acquisition may not be a zero sum game, two new studies show
Land acquisition cases take on an average 20 years to navigate the courts
 "Land acquisition may not be a zero sum game, two new studies show")
Vanishing tribes of Niyamgiri caught in pangs of survival
In the third and concluding part of the land acquisition series, 'Business Standard' visits Lanjigarh and sees that the Dongaria Kondh tribes of Niyamgiri have nothing much to rejoice for, after having won the battle against Vedanta
 "Vanishing tribes of Niyamgiri caught in pangs of survival")
Betel vine workers lose livelihood as Posco scraps Odisha project
In the second of a three-part series on land acquisition, Business Standard visits Nuagaon, one of the project sites for Posco
 "Betel vine workers lose livelihood as Posco scraps Odisha project")
Land acquisition: Why Singur is a lost cause
In the past decade, the fight for land rights has tripped many industrial projects. In a three-part series, we find out how the land losers are faring long after the battle has been won
 "Land acquisition: Why Singur is a lost cause")
Mumbai-Nagpur super expressway: Villagers up in arms over land acquisition
Administration says coercive methods will not be used and consent will be sought
 "Mumbai-Nagpur super expressway: Villagers up in arms over land acquisition")
Developers agree with HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh; PEs say they are best suited
Developers said if banks and housing finance companies are allowed to fund land buying it would reduce their cost of funding
 "Developers agree with HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh; PEs say they are best suited")