ORR land: Huda mulls new formula

Md A Basith / TNN / Jun 19, 2006, 01:46 IST

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Huda is toying with the idea of making farmers as partners in development to go ahead with the acquisition.

HYDERABAD: Amid controversies over land acquisition for the proposed Outer Ring Road (ORR), the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (Huda) is toying with the idea of making farmers as partners in development to go ahead with the acquisition.
The authorities believe this would enable farmers to fetch the market value for their land and the process will also go smoothly.
At the initial stage, the Huda received positive response from several groups of farmers. Except for objections on one or two issues, the farmers are said to be showing interest in the scheme.
Instead of paying compensation to land owners, the Huda would make them partners in development so that there would be no scope for controversy over the acquisition. The Huda would make three parts of the acquired land.

One part would be used for the proposed project, second would be developed and handed over to the land owners. The Huda will make use of the third and small portion of the land for its own use.
The Huda ignored the land acquisition formula proposed by Satish Magar, an expert on land settlements whose formula was successfully implemented by civic authorities in Pune.
The Huda authorities found Magar's formula could click in Pune, but it would not be suitable for Hyderabad and its surrounding places. However, the authorities have not revealed what Magar had proposed to them.

Under the new scheme, at least 1,000 acres of private land would be acquired for constructing 13 mega junctions and 10 radial junctions along the 162-km-long Outer Ring Road (ORR).
As per the draft plan of the Huda, 50 per cent of the farmers' land would be used for the proposed project, 40 per cent would be developed and returned to them and the urban body would retain the rest, 10 per cent.
Meanwhile, negotiations are being held between authorities and the representatives of farmers. "We hope that a suitable scheme would be formulated, which would enable the government to go ahead with their projects as well as protect the interests of the farmers," N Ramachandraiah, a farmers' representative told TOI.

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