The 2 landowners will get Rs 110 crore. (Representational)
Aizawl:
For the primary time, the Ministry of Highway Transport and Highways (MoRTH) would supply compensation to 2 events claiming the identical plots of land to undertake the development work of a four-lane freeway between Vairengte and Sairang in Mizoram, officers mentioned right here on Sunday.
A Mizoram authorities official mentioned that the breakthrough of the lengthy pending compensation dispute concern was achieved throughout a gathering between the Chief Minister and Union Highway Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in Delhi final week.
The proposed 132 km lengthy four-lane freeway between Vairengte, close to the Assam border and Sairang, close to Aizawl, is a really important floor hyperlink between the Mizoram capital and the remainder of the nation. The double-lane freeway is now related with the Nationwide Freeway-306 by way of Assam.
“Because of the lengthy pending impasse over compensation to 2 land house owners of the identical land, the work for the proposed four-lane freeway linking Vairengte and Sairang, couldn’t be began for a few years,” the official mentioned.
Confirming the choice of the MoRTH to pay compensation to 2 land house owners for a similar plot of land, the Chief Minister additionally mentioned that the Central authorities has agreed to pay compensation to each landowners and in addition to the state’s Atmosphere, Forests and Local weather Change Division.
He mentioned that the Forest Division would get Rs 90 crore as compensation whereas two landowners would get Rs 110 crore.
The work for the proposed four-lane freeway was delayed attributable to unresolved claims over land possession between landowners and the state Forest Division.
The Chief Minister acknowledged that in his final week’s assembly with the Union Minister, he apprised the Central Minister that the development of a four-lane freeway between Vairengte and Sairang can’t be began as forest clearance additionally couldn’t be obtained.
The Supreme Court docket had earlier directed the Mizoram Chief Secretary to search out an alternate answer to the freeway development downside.
Lalduhoma mentioned that although there isn’t a coverage of awarding compensation to 2 events claiming the identical plot of land, he had requested Nitin Gadkari to award compensation to each.
“The Minister assured that Rs 90 crores can be given as compensation to the Forest Division whereas an quantity of Rs 110 crores can be allotted to these landowners with legitimate paperwork,” the Chief Minister mentioned.
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