NICE lands in more trouble

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsDespite the Empowered Committee, set up by the government for systematic implementation of the NICE expressway project noting the acutal land requirement, the state government during the regime of H D Deve Gowda sanctioned more land than required.This finds mention in a complaint filed in the Lokayukta court by social activist T J Abraham against 102 persons for their alleged “illegal involvement” in denotifying land for the project.The committee had noted that the land for the expressway and peripheral road and seven townships will be 5119.37 and 20,092 acres respectively.However, the government, despite according acceptance to the Project Technical Report, which limited the number of townships proposed to five, actual land size was not reflected on records.The government, despite toning down the land allotment to 13,194 acres, down from the earlier 20,092 acres, did little to alter it.first published:July 21, 2012, 11:56 ISTlast updated:July 21, 2012, 11:56 IST 
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