Abhijith N Kolpe
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Jan 19: With the completion of the second phase of runway at Mangaluru International Airport, the district administration has ordered the zilla panchayat to acquire land for the third phase of runway work which will commence soon.
The order from the district administration has put the residents of Kolambe and Adyapady in trouble as nearly 37 acres of land will be acquired for the purpose. This means 22 houses will have to be razed.
At present, the government has said it will pay Rs 23,283 per cent at Kolambe and Rs 19,387 per cent at Adyapady to the residents who have claimed that there is a big difference between the land’s market value and the compensation fixed by the government. Residents were allegedly paid a bigger amount of compensation during the previous two phases of airport runway extensions.
Locals of Kolambe and Adyapady have demanded an increase in the compensation or provision of land with water and road facilities. They met district in-charge minister Ramanath Rai and deputy commissioner Sasikanth Senthil and submitted a memorandum regarding the same.
The minister and the DC have assured to review this matter at the earliest.