12-05-2025
Locals demand stadium on land acquired 30 yrs ago for tourist complex
Panchkula: Villagers of Kajiyana in Pinjore block Sunday put forth the demand for the construction of a sports stadium for local youth on a piece of long-unused land—acquired 30 years ago for a tourism complex.
The villagers, supported by the panchayat samiti and its chairperson Promila Sharma, have submitted a formal resolution demanding a stadium on the land. They said the facility would benefit youths from Raithan, Pinjore, Morni, and nearby rural areas who currently struggle to access expensive private sports demand was raised during a public meeting led by Vijay Bansal, advocate and president of Shivalik Vikas Manch, during which residents expressed frustration over decades of govt inaction. Bansal rued that successive govts had ignored the Kalka Assembly segment, with little to no development seen in the area. He added that under the 2013 Land Acquisition Act, if acquired land remains unused for five years, it must be returned to the original owners. Bansal had even issued a legal notice to the state govt in 2013, threatening court action if the land wasn't returned or used for its intended response to the notice, the tourism department claimed in 2015 that it had a Rs 3 crore plan under the PPP model for the tourism centre, yet no action followed. With continued delay and growing demand for youth sports infrastructure, villagers and local leaders now strongly advocate repurposing the land. tnn
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