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The Hindu
30-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
New bus terminal to come up near Kanirowther Lake in Erode at ₹102.40 crore
The State government has accorded administrative sanction for the acquisition of land and the establishment of a new bus terminal near Kanirowther Lake on Sathy Road, in the district, at an estimated cost of ₹102.40 crore. The existing Central Bus Terminal, set up in 1973, is located in the core city area along Mettur and Sathy Road. It currently handles nearly 4,100 city, mofussil, and intercity bus services daily. To decongest city roads, the Comprehensive Mobility Plan for the Erode Local Planning Area, prepared by the Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited (TNUIFSL), recommended the development of satellite bus stands at Solar and on Sathy Road. Construction of a bus terminal on 23 acres at Solar, at a cost of ₹63.50 crore, is nearing completion and is expected to function in a few months. Buses bound for Karur, Tiruchi, Madurai, and Kanniyakumari are likely to be operated from there. To facilitate land acquisition for the Sathy Road terminal, the State-level sanctioning committee, during its 20th meeting on October 6, 2023, approved ₹138.44 crore under the Infrastructure and Development Fund. The land, measuring 13.50 acres, will be acquired under the provisions of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, through G.O. (Ms) No. 113 dated June 24, 2025, granted administrative sanction to the Erode Corporation for the project. The Corporation also owns a portion of land adjoining the proposed site, which will be integrated into the development. A senior Corporation engineer told The Hindu that with the government order in place, work is under way to finalise the design of the terminal and secure necessary approvals. Parallelly, the land acquisition process has commenced. Tenders will be floated once the design is finalised, and the work is expected to begin in a span of three to five months. Construction is expected to be completed in two years. A joint committee comprising officials from the district administration, Corporation, transport and police departments, and bus operators will determine the routes to be operated from the new terminal. It is likely that services towards Gobichettipalayam and Sathyamangalam will be shifted to the new facility, easing congestion at the existing terminal.
Time of India
29-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Govt plans to evict 1k families for aerocity project: Saikia
1 2 Guwahati: Opposition leader and senior Congressman Debabrata Saikia claimed on Tuesday that the state govt plans to seize land from hundreds of indigenous families near Guwahati airport to hand it over to the Adani group for an aerocity project. The move has sparked unrest in the villages of Garal, Mirzapur, and Azara, as residents received land acquisition notices from the Kamrup (Metro) administration in recent days. "The Assam govt is planning to evict more than 1000 families and acquire a large amount of land for the proposed Adani group's aerocity at Guwahati airport. The govt intends to acquire the land in the name of Assam Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) to transfer it to the Adani Group for the aerocity," Saikia alleged. Congress and several other opposition parties earlier opposed the Centre's decision to transfer the management of Guwahati airport to the Adani group. Saikia said previously, in 2021, the state govt evicted 54 families for airport expansion. "Now, they plan to acquire approximately 410 bighas of land in Kamrup Metropolitan district's Ramcharani Mouza, including 70 bighas in Garal village, 257 bighas in Mirzapur village, and 83 bighas in Azara," he said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Global Indices Are on the Move — Time to Trade! IC Markets Learn More Undo While eviction notices have been issued to about 1,116 families living near the airport, Saikia added that some of the families have land deeds for more than a century. "This acquisition of ancestral land demonstrates the govt's ruthlessness. Despite claiming to prioritise Assamese interests, the chief minister's actions reveal a bias towards capitalists. Additionally, local businesses, including homes, flats, and small enterprises, will be negatively impacted," Saikia cautioned. He rued that the state govt is using the 'outdated' Assam Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1964, for this acquisition instead of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR Act). "RFCTLARR Act, 2013 ensures fair compensation and consent from affected families," he said. While the affected villagers have formed a committee to protest the move, many local businesses fear significant losses from the aerocity project. "They said guest houses, hotels, and restaurants around the airport in Borjhar, Azara, Mirza, and Dharapur will struggle to compete with Adani's Aerocity, reducing their sales and demand," Saikia said. He further added, "Environmentally, the aerocity could negatively impact the nearby Ramsar site, Deepor Beel, and surrounding agricultural and grazing lands."
