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Farmers from Kanumalla, Palukuru and Oguru panchayats, Kandukur mandal successful SPSR Nellore district, connected Monday alleged that the State authorities is trying to get their lands, for enlargement of National Highway 167B from Singarayakonda to Malakonda, astatine a specified compensation of ₹8.24 lakh per acre portion the marketplace complaint is astir ₹2 crore per acre.
Edara Narasaiah, husbandman and onshore owner, said, “Neither the authorities nor immoderate authoritative informed america astir the onshore acquisition for the road expansion. Last year, the MRO had announced that the owners of the lands adjacent to NH 167B indispensable bring their passbooks and cod the compensation amount. This is wholly an unfair practice.”
Expressing akin opinion, husbandman Mahender Reddy said, “How tin the authorities instrumentality distant our lands without consent? They are offering specified lakhs for our lands worthy crores of rupees. We are not against the projected roadworthy expansion, but we privation the close compensation.”
Around 30 farmers person written letters to Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, R&B Minister B.C. Janardhan Reddy, IT Minister Nara Lokesh, section MLAs and MPs demanding just compensation arsenic per the existing marketplace worth of the land.
Prakasam District Joint Collector R. Gopalakrishna, who is the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA) for this project, said, “I person confirmed the rate, which was projected by Kandukur MRO and approved by the Sub-collector. As it is compulsory onshore acquisition for a brownfield project, the consultation of the onshore owners is not mandatory.”
According to the National Highways (NH) Act, 1956, the onshore acquisition for road enlargement is conducted done the CALA and the compensation is paid online via Bhoomi Rashi portal. “If anyone has objection, they tin record an arbitration petition earlier the District Collector. After proceeding the versions of each parties involved, helium has the powers to modify the awarded compensation,” sources said.
Mr. Gopalakrishna said, “The enlargement of the NH 167B is simply a precedence task for the Central government. The State authorities is besides precise keen connected it. The 3rd signifier of the task required further onshore of 20 acres from 128 clients successful 11 villages. Among them, the compensation magnitude of ₹5.45 crore was already paid to 60 clients and ₹2.20 crore is pending for the remaining 68.”
The 13-km agelong NH 167B from Singarayakonda to Kandukur has galore establishments connected some sides–Horticulture University, Delhi Public School, respective colleges, aggregate industries, CTRI (Central Tobacco Research Institute), petrol bunks, nutrient outlets and hotels. It traverses NH 67B (Ramnagar successful Karnataka to Krishnapatnam Port successful AP) adjacent Mydukur successful Kadapa district.
