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Mangalore: Excess Land Acquired for Nantoor- Tokkottu Stretch Opposed

  •   Wed, Dec 22 2010 03:19:55 PM

Mangalore: Excess Land Acquired for Nantoor- Tokkottu Stretch Opposed

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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS/VA)

Mangalore, Dec 22: The members of National Highway Victims’ Committee staged a protest in front of Projection Implementation Unit of National Highway Authority, Valencia on Wednesday December 22 with regard to Highway widening works between Nantoor to Tokkottu.

The residents here are irked with the authority’s plan of acquiring 60 mts of land between Nantoor to Thokottu stretch for highway broadening purpose instead of 45 mts in other areas and states like Kerala and Goa.

Overall 250 acres of land and 600 houses will be demolished in the process which the protestors objected strongly.

The residents who will lose their land in the process will be compensation with Rs 90,000 which they are not happy with as the cost of it would be certainly higher than that. The residents mainly do not want their houses or complexes to be demolished and claim that 45 mts of area is very much sufficient for the four-lanes which the authority is planning to build.

The residents of the area had taken the issue to the former Deputy Commissioner Ponnuraj as well as to the local MLAs and ministers who had assured that they will not be in trouble. They had also appealed to CM Yeddyurappa who had also given his assurance but now all the concerned authorities are saying that the Central Government is control of the issue and they have no voice in it.

Speaking to Daijiworld Niranjan, one of the victims said, " The highway authority claims that this plan is draft in view of 50 years of future. The National Highway Act was passed in 1956 but the work started in the current year. Hence theres no point in considering the future now and force the people to evacuate, he argued.

The protestors will also submit a memorandum to the head of National Highway Authority P A Gavasane requesting him to heed to their demands. They have warned that they would intensify the protest if their demands are not met.

Dinakar Ullal, Ismail among other members of the Victims’ committee were present during the protest.

  

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  • mohan prabhu, kemmady

    Fri, Dec 24 2010

    the international highwaylane width is 12 ft. the width of a volvo bus is 7.99 ft. if 4 lanes a 5 ft pavement & 2 ft center divider are built - the land required is 16.76m on one side & 33.53m both sides. why does the NHAI hv to acquire 60m!? for the good of society the individual must sacrfice! but 60m acquisition is not good. india is land shortage country we must use this resource with care & concern.

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  • RAJ ULLAL, Mangalore

    Thu, Dec 23 2010

    joseph, mangalore for your kind information it's not the state government it's our central UPA government responsible for NH projects.

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  • Shilpa, mangalore

    Wed, Dec 22 2010

    It is sad that the government indiscriminately acquires land without giving a thought to the people who have invested their life savings and built houses.
    A compensation of 90000 per cent will fetch land only 30 kms away from mangalore. Why cant the government pay the actual market rate which is >6lakh.

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  • Raj, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 22 2010

    I don't understand why people become so selfish when it comes for the development of infrastructure. I know it's a big pain for the people who are already living there to give up part of their property. But what about rest of the citizens who wants to tavel in this road with safety and save time. People please support for the development.

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  • Santhos, Mangalore

    Wed, Dec 22 2010

    Selfish People. Not ready to sacrifice.

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  • joseph, mangalore

    Wed, Dec 22 2010

    state government is foolishing us. actually the karnataka government has permitted National highway authority to acquire 60 Mtrs while Kerala government opposed the initiative of NHA for 60 Mtrs and permitted for 45 Mtrs and thus in Kerala only 45 Mtrs acquiring while in Karnataka it is 60 Mtrs.

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  • UDAY, Udupi/Sharjah

    Wed, Dec 22 2010

    When we going to civilize, when we are going to sacrifice to the country, when we going see our country is a developed one?

    Please advise.

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