Bengaluru business corridor: Farmers submit over 1,000 objections to Bangalore Development Authority
Bengaluru: In what could be seen as a collective show of strength, thousands of landowners have collectively submitted more than 1,000 objections to the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), raising concerns about the legal validity and compensation framework of the proposed 74-kilometer Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) project, now rebranded as the Bengaluru Business Corridor (BBC).
The objections have been formally submitted to the BDA, and the landowners are now demanding that these grievances be presented to the Karnataka High Court.
“The court has given us a date (December 2) for hearing regarding the objections we have filed and also directed the officials to not conduct any survey related to project,” The New Indian Express quoted Mavallipura Srinivas, President of the PRR Raitha Haagu Niveshanadarara Sangha (Farmers and Site owners association), as saying.
Farmers from various villages along the PRR's proposed alignment gathered at the BDA office to submit both individual and consolidated objections. Many of them have accused the BDA of launching what they describe as an "illegal land grab," asserting that the project is a violation of their rights.
The farmers' objections center on three main points: first, that the PRR scheme has legally lapsed, as the BDA failed to pass land acquisition awards within the required five-year period; second, that the wrong acquisition law is being applied; and third, that the state's recently announced "five-option" compensation package is both unlawful and discriminatory.
According to the farmers quoted in the report, the PRR scheme, approved in 2007, automatically lapsed under Section 27 of the BDA Act, 1976, because the BDA failed to pass land acquisition awards within the required five-year period. They argue that any attempt to continue land acquisition under this lapsed scheme is unconstitutional and contradicts established legal precedent.
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Himachal: 3 tourists dead, 10 injured as tempo falls into gorge in Kullu
Manali (HP) (PTI): Three tourists died while 10 others suffered serious injuries when their tourist tempo traveller skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Saturday night, police said.
According to the District Disaster Management Authority, about 20 people were on board, and the vehicle was returning from Jalori Pass.
Preliminary reports suggest that the tourist vehicle skidded off the road due to slippery conditions created by incessant rains while descending toward Bhuntar on the 15 km stretch.
As many as 10 tourists have been rescued, and the condition of one of them is critical. Three tourists died on the spot.
Police, fire service personnel, and local administration are jointly conducting rescue operations.
The tourists were staying in a hotel in Jhibi, about 10 km away from Banjar town, where the accident occurred.
The injured have been rushed to nearby hospitals, officials said.
Further details are awaited.
