The Telangana government's plans to acquire lands for the development projects got a boost as its amended land acquistion Act came into effect today. The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition and, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Telangana Amendment) Bill, 2016 became an Act with the state government issuing a gazette notification today. Aiming to remove delays in land acquisition and to give compensation to oustees expeditiously, the state government had passed the land acquisition bill in both houses of legislature on December 28 last year. The oustees, whose land is taken for the construction of projects or other public utilities will get their proper compensation on time; and land acquisition will become easier. The Act assumes significance as there are many irrigation projects taken up in the State," the release said.

Source: dna May 17, 2017 18:33 UTC