Hubli airport: 50 families given compensation
Staff Correspondent
Shettar distributes cheques for Rs. 13.68 crore
Plots to be given to those whose houses will be acquired
‘Effort will be made to get stamp duty on plots waived’
DHARWAD: The process of disbursing compensation to owners of the residential buildings that were acquired for the expansion of Hubli airport sometime ago began here on Sunday.
Fifty families received compensation in the first phase.
Speaker of the legislative Assembly Jagadish Shettar distributed cheques for Rs. 13.68 crore to them at a function held at the Public Works Department’s auditorium in Dharwad.
Addressing the gathering, Mr. Shettar said that plots would be given at Bhairidevarakoppa to those whose houses were being acquired for the airport project.
He would make efforts to get the stamp duty on registration of plots waived.
He said that it was possible to distribute compensation to the affected families immediately only when the parties involved arrived at a consent award.
Thanked
Pralhad Joshi, Dharwad North MP, said that the airport project would help in the development of the region and thanked the residents who had cooperated with the Government in the land acquisition process.
Chandrakanth Bellad, MLA, said that cooperation of the people was important for the development of the twin cities.
Deputy Commissioner Darpan Jain said 56 plots developed by the Hubli-Dharwad Urban Development Authority had been allotted to the people affected by the airport project.
Special Land Acquisition Officer Vijay Mahantesh was present.
Those who received compensation included residents of Unakal, Mandar Park, Renuka Nagar, Saraswatipur, Laxminagar Second Stage and Kumar Park.
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