Bantwal: Highway expansion hit due to delay in land acquisition


Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (SP)

Bantwal, Apr 24: Because of the fact that the land acquisition process is delayed, the highway expansion programme between B C Road and Punjalkatte, which is long-pending, has been stranded.

The upgradation of the highway measuring 19.85 km had been undertaken two years back. If the work was on track, the work should have been completed by December last. But works have stalled at the preliminary stage wherever the land acquisition process has not been completed.

Work on Bantwal bypass has not been undertaken as the land acquisition process has not been done here. Some of the land acquisition processes relating to the national highways happen at Bengaluru. The special land acquisition officer visited the spot for inspection recently and confusion over land acquisition relating to one part has been addressed and the work can progress from here, officials say.

Out of the above, a 16 km stretch between Jakribettu and Punjalkatte would be an asphalted road and the remaining 3.85 km till Jakribettu would be a four lane highway. As much as 17 km of the highway has been almost completed and 2.5 km is pending.

Along with the highway work, the work on shifting of MRPL pipeline is going on. The oil pipeline cannot be removed unless the entire work of shifting is completed, sources in the department said. Where the shifting is proposed, huge boulders are located, and as there are houses nearby, detonating them is not feasible, the officials said citing this as reason for the delay.

 

 

 

 

 

  

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  • J.F.D SOUZA, Attavar, Mangalore

    Sun, Apr 25 2021

    Land acquisition work should be done first and then hiighway widening/expansion work carried out next. But we find it is quite riversing procedure. Commencing work first and then going for land acquisition work which is a foolish act.

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  • Kudla Stories, Kudla

    Sat, Apr 24 2021

    The government needs to understand our land acquisition laws are very very old. Very important to change laws that hamper the growth of our country.

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  • V Divakar, Kankanady

    Sat, Apr 24 2021

    The land acqisition procedure is faulty.most of the land are not converted from Agriculture to non agri so the base rate is pittance on most of the case.also land touching National high way is entitled to 4 2 times of base rate but Authorities sanction only 4 times so aggreived partys are complelled to approach High Court so whole process get delayed. I am one of the victim but a other case.

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