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Damayantee Dhar
People Worried Over Land Acquisition for Surat Metro as Regulatory Law Stands Diluted
22 Sep 2020
As many as 700 private properties are set to be acquired at a time when the law on land acquisition-related compensation and rehabilitation has been substantially amended in Gujarat.
Rosamma Thomas
HP: Don’t Take Away Fertile Land for Airport, Villagers Write to PM Modi
16 Sep 2020
Aside from the area being prone to floods, villagers will end up losing their source of livelihood in a state where only 15% of the land is arable.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Left Protests Against Andhra Govt’s Gross Negligence of People Affected in Godavari Floods
02 Sep 2020
Only 3,922 out of the one lakh families displaced by the Polavaram Project have been rehabilitated until now, and the rest have been heavily affected by the ongoing floods.
Kashif Kakvi
Atal Chambal Progress Way: Farmers Demand Fair Land Compensation, Say No to Exchange Policy
18 Aug 2020
Demanding compensation under Land Acquisition Act-2013 instead of land exchange policy of the state government, designed in view of the empty state coffers, 90% of farmers from Sheopur district are…
Saurabh Sharma
Not Against Ram But Why Our Land, Ask Ayodhya Villagers
28 Feb 2020
The villagers of Majha Barhata gram sabha in Ayodhya district, where the tallest statue of Ram is to be built, allege that their lands are being acquired without proper compensation or social impact…
Damayantee Dhar
Supreme Court Issues Notice to All Stakeholders of Bullet Train Project
18 Jan 2020
After farmers from Gujarat challenged the HC decision, the apex court served notices to the state government of Gujarat, Ministry of Railways and National High Speed Rail Corporation.
Damyantee Dhar
Gujarat: 2,500 Farmers File SLPs Against HC Order on Bullet Train Land Acquisition
17 Dec 2019
The high court had earlier dismissed the petitions of farmers opposing the state government’s land acquisition process and seeking better compensation for the same.
Sumedha Pal
Chhattisgarh Anti-mining Protests: Consent of Gram Sabhas Faked Under Pressure From Adani Group
24 Oct 2019
Tribal from Hasdeo Aranya are protesting since the past one week against the violation of the land acquisition process in three villages of the region.
Abdul Alim Jafri
Meerut Farmers Protest, Demand ‘Fair’ Compensation for Land
22 Oct 2019
The farmers have not allowed possession of a piece of land, accusing the MDA of paying low price for the land.
Newsclick Team
Supreme Court Holds Key to Land Acquisition Norms
15 Oct 2019
The manner in which the apex court interprets Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (LARR) will have far…