Relief in sight from traffic congestion as PMC starts compulsory land acquisition for roads
"The land will be acquired even if there is a legal dispute.
Most of the time, the disputes are about the amount or type of compensation. The compensation amount will be deposited in the court and will be given to the landowner based on the outcome of the court decision," said a senior official of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC).
The PMC officials said compulsory land acquisition meant execution of the govt's legal power to acquire private land for public purposes, irrespective of owners' consent.
This process is governed by the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
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The civic administration has decided to speed up the land acquisition for 20 roads under this process. There would be a decline in traffic congestion on nearly 60km of road stretches once the land acquisition is complete and roads are built. Around 70% of the city's traffic passes through these key roads daily.
"The civic administration is acquiring land to complete the missing links. When completed, these links will help in reducing the burden of traffic on bigger roads," said Aniruddha Pawaskar, the head of the PMC's road department.
The PMC's plan states that a total of 42 proposals from the PMC regarding compulsory land acquisition are being discussed. Of these, 34 proposals are primarily related to the road department.
The remaining eight proposals are related to other departments such as PMPML and state transport. Priority has been given to complete Katraj-Kondhwa Road, Satara-Mumbai Road and Pune-Hadapsar-Solapur Road.
The civic administration has put the reservation of roads in the development plan. These spaces will be acquired using compulsory acquisition.
The administration is also taking steps to expedite the land acquisition for the approach road of the proposed bridge to be constructed from Sun City towards Karvenagar Road. Mahatma Phule Wada and Krantijyoti Savitribai Phule Memorial are also on priority list.
A meeting regarding compulsory land acquisition was convened recently with the district administration and the police department. If needed, help from the police would be sought to acquire the land.
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