Higher Price for MSEZ Land - NRI Delegation, Local Leaders Meet CM
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (MM/SP)
Pics: R K Bhat - Mangalore
Bangalore, Jul 22: An NRI delegation of Kuwait, headed by Pascal B Pinto and local congress leaders visited chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on Monday July 21 and demanded higher prices for the land acquired for the Mangalore Special Economic Zone.
The delegation asked the chief minister to pay Rs 21 lac per acre as compensation to those who sacrifice their fertile land for Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ). The delegation also asked him to initiate steps for de-notifying the lands if there are no plans to set up MSEZ here immediately.
Speaking on the occasion Yeddyurappa assured them that the MSEZ will come into existence within a few months despite the opposition it has been facing. He also pomised to consider an increase in the price of lands which would be acquired for MSEZ in Permude, Ekkar and Kalavar villages.
The delegation had a total of 15 members, including former MLA Vijaykumar Shetty, KIADB officer T Sham Bhat, MSEZ officer I N S Prasad and a few senior officers.
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