Runway over 300 houses derby
Sunday, November 18,2007
CHENNAI: Chennai airport expansion gets turbulent as local people are infuriated over 300 new houses to be demolished to construct the parallel runway. These houses under construction will soon be demolished.
The state government is acquiring 1070 acres of land between Manapakkam and Tharapakkam for the expansion plan despite having approved this area for construction earlier.
Kalyanaraman a victim of proposed demolition said, 'In all fairness the government should look for a different plan. Most of these families have already obtained loans. They are now required to repay although their dream homes will soon come under the hammer.
'Tamilselvan another victim said, 'No more construction has taken place Still we have been paying EMIs of twenty thousand rupees.'
Sathya also lost his house and said that because of agony and mental torture they are not able to concentrate on anything.
The state government says this is the only option which causes the least displacement and has assured people reasonable compensation.With real estate prices sky rocketing in Chennai this is no consolation for those who are losing their lifetime earnings.
It also raises the question that those who built their houses in government approved land be penalized.
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070033189&ch=11/18/2007%2010:16:00%20AM
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Message in The Hindu_18_11_2007
“Identify alternative land for airport expansion”
Special Correspondent
Villagers call present proposal to acquire land ’unilateral’
— PHOTO: A. MURALITHARAN VOICING CONCERN:
Residents of Gerugambakkam and nearby villages at the meeting held on Saturday.
TAMBARAM: A large number of residents of Gerugambakkam and adjoining villages near Porur met on Saturday, urging the State government and Airports Authority of India to identify and acquire vacant land for modernisation and expansion of the Chennai Airport land for developing a greenfield airport.
Residents of Gerugambakkam, Manapakkam, Thaarapakkam, Kolapakkam and Kovur villages, that are constituent villages of the Kunrathur Panchayat Union of Kancheepuram district, met at E.V.P. Town in Gerugambakkam.
They told reporters that the State government’s proposal to acquire more than 1,000 acres for the proposed expansion and modernisation of the airport came as a rude shock to them. Though the Centre had made it clear that a humane approach should be adopted during land acquisition for development works, the present proposal of the State government was unilateral, speakers at the meeting said.
Referring to a note issued by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority in June 2006, K. Balesh, a resident, said it was specifically mentioned that land coming under certain survey numbers in Gerugambakkam and Thaarapakkam villages were classified under ‘Primary Residential Use Zone and it is not affected by the proposed International Airport in Kancheepuram district’. But the same villages were now proposed to be acquired for the project.
Link:http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/19/stories/2007111953340300.htm
Special Correspondent
Villagers call present proposal to acquire land ’unilateral’
— PHOTO: A. MURALITHARAN VOICING CONCERN:
Residents of Gerugambakkam and nearby villages at the meeting held on Saturday.
TAMBARAM: A large number of residents of Gerugambakkam and adjoining villages near Porur met on Saturday, urging the State government and Airports Authority of India to identify and acquire vacant land for modernisation and expansion of the Chennai Airport land for developing a greenfield airport.
Residents of Gerugambakkam, Manapakkam, Thaarapakkam, Kolapakkam and Kovur villages, that are constituent villages of the Kunrathur Panchayat Union of Kancheepuram district, met at E.V.P. Town in Gerugambakkam.
They told reporters that the State government’s proposal to acquire more than 1,000 acres for the proposed expansion and modernisation of the airport came as a rude shock to them. Though the Centre had made it clear that a humane approach should be adopted during land acquisition for development works, the present proposal of the State government was unilateral, speakers at the meeting said.
Referring to a note issued by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority in June 2006, K. Balesh, a resident, said it was specifically mentioned that land coming under certain survey numbers in Gerugambakkam and Thaarapakkam villages were classified under ‘Primary Residential Use Zone and it is not affected by the proposed International Airport in Kancheepuram district’. But the same villages were now proposed to be acquired for the project.
Link:http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/19/stories/2007111953340300.htm
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Cabinet go-ahead for land acquisition
Cabinet go-ahead for land acquisitionThursday November 8 2007 08:47 IST
CHENNAI: The State Cabinet has approved handing over of 1069.99 acres of land, identified in Manapakkam, Kolapakkam, Gerugambakkam and Tharapakkam, to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the expansion of the Chennai Airport.
Sources said this was a green signal for the Kancheepuram district administration to start acquiring the land, identified earlier for the airport expansion works worth Rs 2,700 crore.
The transport department had recommended that the Chennai Metropolitan Development Agency (CMDA) freeze construction works in the four areas in July.
A proposal to expand the airport into the North- Western side of the existing airport was taken at a meeting of all parties of the legislature, convened by the DMK government in May.
The meet had also approved the identification and acquisition of land in the four localities and dropped the earlier proposal to expand the airport into the Pozhichalur and Cowl Bazaar areas.
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IE920071107222605&Page=9&Headline=Cabinet+go%2Dahead+for+land+acquisition&Title=Chennai&Topic=0&
CHENNAI: The State Cabinet has approved handing over of 1069.99 acres of land, identified in Manapakkam, Kolapakkam, Gerugambakkam and Tharapakkam, to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the expansion of the Chennai Airport.
Sources said this was a green signal for the Kancheepuram district administration to start acquiring the land, identified earlier for the airport expansion works worth Rs 2,700 crore.
The transport department had recommended that the Chennai Metropolitan Development Agency (CMDA) freeze construction works in the four areas in July.
A proposal to expand the airport into the North- Western side of the existing airport was taken at a meeting of all parties of the legislature, convened by the DMK government in May.
The meet had also approved the identification and acquisition of land in the four localities and dropped the earlier proposal to expand the airport into the Pozhichalur and Cowl Bazaar areas.
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IE920071107222605&Page=9&Headline=Cabinet+go%2Dahead+for+land+acquisition&Title=Chennai&Topic=0&
Chennai airport infrastructure stretched, State informs court
Land acquisition orders for proposed expansion justified
Order freezing building activities to avoid loss”
“Project is of paramount public interest”
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Government has informed the Madras High Court that the acquisition proceedings for the proposed Chennai Airport expansion plan have commenced, and that existing facilities at the airport have reached a saturation point.
In a counter-affidavit in response to a writ petition filed by E.V.P. Housing Chennai Private Limited, the Transport Secretary said the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) had been directed to freeze all building activities in the approach area and issue suitable instructions after getting full details from the Airport Authority of India (AAI).
The official further stated that the AAI, in a letter dated August 1, had approved acquisition of 1,069.99 acres on the northern side of the existing airport.
The purpose of the July 9 order of the State Government, on the freezing of building activities, “is to avoid unnecessary financial loss to the Government in paying compensation for the proposed acquisition, since the compensation will have to be paid for the superstructures on the lands proposed to be acquired.”
Reiterating that the Government was within its jurisdiction and competent to issue acquisition orders in the interest of general public, the Secretary said compensation would be paid to the landowners as per law. The order freezing the building construction activity was in no way against the rights guaranteed to the petitioner under the Town and Country Planning Act.
Describing the project as of “paramount public interest,” the counter said there was an imminent need to expand the existing airport necessarily to cater to the increasing passenger and cargo traffic.
“Unless the present airport is expanded, international flights will automatically prefer neighbouring airports, preferring not to land at Chennai. And Chennai might lose its present advantage of being the best destination for investments by various entrepreneurs…,” the counter further said.
Justice A. Kulasekaran, before whom the matter came up for hearing, adjourned the hearing by a week.
Link:http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/11/08/stories/2007110854080400.htm
Order freezing building activities to avoid loss”
“Project is of paramount public interest”
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Government has informed the Madras High Court that the acquisition proceedings for the proposed Chennai Airport expansion plan have commenced, and that existing facilities at the airport have reached a saturation point.
In a counter-affidavit in response to a writ petition filed by E.V.P. Housing Chennai Private Limited, the Transport Secretary said the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) had been directed to freeze all building activities in the approach area and issue suitable instructions after getting full details from the Airport Authority of India (AAI).
The official further stated that the AAI, in a letter dated August 1, had approved acquisition of 1,069.99 acres on the northern side of the existing airport.
The purpose of the July 9 order of the State Government, on the freezing of building activities, “is to avoid unnecessary financial loss to the Government in paying compensation for the proposed acquisition, since the compensation will have to be paid for the superstructures on the lands proposed to be acquired.”
Reiterating that the Government was within its jurisdiction and competent to issue acquisition orders in the interest of general public, the Secretary said compensation would be paid to the landowners as per law. The order freezing the building construction activity was in no way against the rights guaranteed to the petitioner under the Town and Country Planning Act.
Describing the project as of “paramount public interest,” the counter said there was an imminent need to expand the existing airport necessarily to cater to the increasing passenger and cargo traffic.
“Unless the present airport is expanded, international flights will automatically prefer neighbouring airports, preferring not to land at Chennai. And Chennai might lose its present advantage of being the best destination for investments by various entrepreneurs…,” the counter further said.
Justice A. Kulasekaran, before whom the matter came up for hearing, adjourned the hearing by a week.
Link:http://www.hinduonnet.com/2007/11/08/stories/2007110854080400.htm
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Make land acquisition transparent, says BJP
CHENNAI: The Bharatiya Janata Party has insisted on a more transparent method of acquiring land for the airport expansion project.
In a statement here, the party’s State president L Ganesan stated that though airport expansion was necessary considering the increase in air traffic, the method in which the land was being acquired in Manapakkam had to be more transparent.He said, the residents of Manapakkam felt that there was no necessity of using their residential area for the expansion.
But the government had announced that residential areas would also be used for it.He also stressed the need for the people to know what plan the aviation sector had evolved for the expansion project.
He said that the residents harboured the fear that the private company to whom the task of acquiring the land would be given, might buy it from the people at a low price and later state that the land would not be necessary for expansion and sell it to outsiders at a high rate.
Link:http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IE920071106004919&Page=9&Headline=Make+land+acquisition+transparent%2C+says+BJP&Title=Chennai&Topic=0&
In a statement here, the party’s State president L Ganesan stated that though airport expansion was necessary considering the increase in air traffic, the method in which the land was being acquired in Manapakkam had to be more transparent.He said, the residents of Manapakkam felt that there was no necessity of using their residential area for the expansion.
But the government had announced that residential areas would also be used for it.He also stressed the need for the people to know what plan the aviation sector had evolved for the expansion project.
He said that the residents harboured the fear that the private company to whom the task of acquiring the land would be given, might buy it from the people at a low price and later state that the land would not be necessary for expansion and sell it to outsiders at a high rate.
Link:http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IE920071106004919&Page=9&Headline=Make+land+acquisition+transparent%2C+says+BJP&Title=Chennai&Topic=0&
Monday, November 5, 2007
IS Land acquisition a drama??-BJP
Land acquistion
Responding to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s State president L. Ganesan’s demand for transparency in land acquisition for the expansion of the Chennai airport, Mr. Karunanidhi said there was no need to have any doubts about the Government’s approach in such matters. He cited the example of procurement of colour televisions for the free colour TV scheme.
Visit:http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/05/stories/2007110559951000.htm
Responding to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s State president L. Ganesan’s demand for transparency in land acquisition for the expansion of the Chennai airport, Mr. Karunanidhi said there was no need to have any doubts about the Government’s approach in such matters. He cited the example of procurement of colour televisions for the free colour TV scheme.
Visit:http://www.hindu.com/2007/11/05/stories/2007110559951000.htm
EVP Land owners Association case coming in court tomorrow
THE CASE FILED BY EVP PLOTS OWNER'S ASSOCIATION WILL COME FOR HEARING TOMORROW (06-11-2007).
EXPECTING THE FINAL SURVEY NUMBERS FROM GOVERNMENT TOMORROW.
IT SEEMS THAT EVP MANAGEMENT HAD SHUT DOWN HIS OFFICE AND PEOPLE WHO HAD BOUGHT LAND ARE VERY MUCH WORRIED .
EXPECTING SOME RESULT FROM GOVERNMENT.
EVP HAD CHEATED THE PEOPLE.
EXPECTING THE FINAL SURVEY NUMBERS FROM GOVERNMENT TOMORROW.
IT SEEMS THAT EVP MANAGEMENT HAD SHUT DOWN HIS OFFICE AND PEOPLE WHO HAD BOUGHT LAND ARE VERY MUCH WORRIED .
EXPECTING SOME RESULT FROM GOVERNMENT.
EVP HAD CHEATED THE PEOPLE.
Friday, November 2, 2007
NEW G.O and OLD G.O LAND ACQ. VARIATION
The above details are from the G.O dated 09-07-2007 and there was change in land acquistion details from the one in the new G.O dated 09-10-2007
1. Tharapakkam: old one- 32.87.03 Hect's New one is - 32.56 Hect's
2. Gerugambakkam:Old one:- 146.09 Hect's New one-144.57.5 Hect's
3. Kollapakkam: old one:-159.88.5 Hect's New one- 145.69 Hect's
4. Manapakkam:old one- 94.35.0 Hect's New one-87.85.5 Hect's
There was some changes in manapakkam and kollapakkam in the new G.O, But THARAPAKKAM remains to unchanged.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
NEW G.O RELEASED-SAME LAND FOR CHENNAI AIRPORT EXPANSION
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