Kumbh Mela body okays 1k-cr for Sadhugram land acquisition
A substantial portion of this funding, Rs1,050 crore, is earmarked for the acquisition of additional land for Sadhugram, which is a temporary settlement for sadhus, in the Tapovan area of Nashik. While the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) already owns 100 acres in the area, it has proposed to permanently acquire the additional 250 acres to create a larger Sadhugram to accommodate the sadhus attending the Simhastha Kumbh Mela.
This proposal for land acquisition now awaits final approval from state govt before the funds can be released. The approval of Rs1,000 crore specifically for this purpose was confirmed by commissioner of the Kumbh Mela Authority Karishma Nair.
Recently, municipal commissioner Manisha Khatri made a demand of Rs2,300 crore from the Kumbh Mela Authority for the acquisition of land for Sadhugram. Civic officials, while talking to TOI, said the compensation model for acquisition of the land is yet to be decided.
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"There are three or four formulas for the acquisition of the land, which include 50% Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) and 50% cash as compensation to the landowners, or giving higher TDR to the farmers. Another model involves giving alternate land to the farmers elsewhere in lieu of their land at Sadhugram," a civic official said.
Last month, Khatri had presented different compensation models for the acquisition of land for Sadhugram during a meeting chaired by principal secretary to the chief minister Ashwini Bhide in Mumbai.
However, no compensation model was finalised as Bhide was not satisfied.
During the meeting, Bhide told the civic administration to study the compensation models once again and come up with a new formula.
The NMC has already declared a no-development zone on 350 acres for Sadhugram at Tapovan out of which around 100 acres are in its possession. The NMC now plans to acquire the remaining 250 acres.
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