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MDA carries out eviction drive on 8.28 acre of land near Outer Ring Road
The Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) carried out an eviction drive in Basavanahalli village near Outer Ring Road in the city early on Monday to reclaim 8.28 acre of land.
Amid heavy police security, the MDA personnel deployed earthmovers to clear the 4.36 acre of land on survey number 108 and 3.32 acre on survey number 109 in Basavanahalli village of Mysuru taluk that had been acquired for developing Vijaynagar 4th Stage.
The MDA reclaimed the land despite resistance by land owners. According to the MDA, the land measuring 8.28 acre had been acquired for developing the Vijaynagar 4th stage extension through a preliminary notification issued on December 23, 1991 and final notification on December 10, 1992.
The award money of ₹4,55,506 finalised on August 6, 1994, had been deposited in the court on March 5, 2002.
The land owners had moved the court for dropping the acquisition as the layout project was not implemented, but the High Court had ruled in favour of the Authority, said MDA secretary Prasanna.
The eviction drive was carried out after the MDA Zone 3 officer submitted report that two houses had been built on the acquired land, while gravel and timber had been dumped illegally.
