Haryana
,
Palwal
,
Gurugram
Published :
Feb 2018
|
Updated :
Landowners Agreed to Give Land for the KGP Expressway
Reported by
Sapna Yadav
Legal Review by
Anmol Gupta
Edited by
Anupa Kujur
Households affected
People affected
2017
Year started
23
ha.
Land area affected
Households affected
People Affected
2017
Year started
23
Land area affected
Key Insights
Sector
Infrastructure
Reason/Cause of conflict
Roads
Conflict Status
Ongoing
Ended
Legal Status
Region Classification
Urban and Rural
Ended
Sector
Infrastructure
Reason/Cause of conflict
Roads
Conflict Status
Ongoing
Ended
Legal Status
Region Classification
Urban and Rural
Ended
1
Summary

The farmers of Palwal district in Haryana have alleged that they have received low compensation for their land which was acquired by National Highway Authority of India for the Eastern Peripheral Highway which is also known as KPG (KundaliGhaziabadPalwal) expressway. The expressway was conceived in 2004 but the construction started in November 2015 by NHAI. According to media sources, people in 7 to 8 villages in the region are affected. There were series of protests as farmers whose land was to be acquired alleged that they were offered lower compensation compared to other landowners in Palwal district.

In April 2016, reportedly, the Haryana government agreed to the demands of farmers in Rai constituency and increased their compensation. On May 10, 2018, the Supreme court has asked the NHAI to complete the work on its schedule, which was by the end of July 2018 and inagurate the expressway by May 31. Raghav Chandra, the chairman of NHAI has claimed that all the disputes pertaining to the construction has been resolved and he also said that almost 70% of compensation amount has been paid to the farmers. On May 27, 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inagurated the expressway. NHAI has claimed that the expressway was completed in a "record time" of 500 days. The conflict is resolved as the demands of the affected communities are accepted by the state government.

2
Fact Sheet

Demand/Contention of the Affected Community

Demand for more compensation than promised

Demand for promised compensation

Other Demand/Contention of the Affected Community

Region Classification

Urban and Rural

Type of Land

Private

What was the action taken by the police?

How many people did the police detain or arrest?

What is the current status of the detained/accused persons?

Did the person face any violence while in police custody?

If any arrests took place, were the accused persons produced before a judge within 24 hours of the arrest?

If the accused was not produced before a magistrate within 24 hours, or not produced at all, what were the reasons?

Legislation under which the accused was charged

Was the accused person informed of their right to legal representation? Did the accused person have access to legal aid?

In cases where the accused person approached the court for bail, was bail granted?

Why was bail granted or rejected? If granted, what were the bail conditions and quantum of bail?

Were there any other notable irregularities that took place, or other significant details?

Details of sources (names of accused, names and numbers of any lawyers, names of any police officers contacted)

Status of Project

Original Project Deadline

Whether the Project has been Delayed

Significance of Land to Land Owners/Users

Whether the project was stalled due to land conflict

Source/Reference

Total investment involved (in Crores):

5763

Type of investment:

Investment Made

Year of Estimation

Page Number In Investment Document:

Has the Conflict Ended?

Yes

When did it end?

May, 2018

Why did the conflict end?

4
Additional Information

Government Departments Involved in the Conflict:

The National Highway Authority of India, Government of Haryana

PSUs Involved in the Conflict:

Did LCW Approach Government Authorities for Comments?

Name, Designation and Comment of the Government Authorities Approached

Corporate Parties Involved in the Conflict:

Did LCW Approach Corporate Parties for Comments?

Communities/Local Organisations in the Conflict:

5
Information on the use of criminal law

What was the action taken by the police?

How many people did the police detain or arrest?

What is the current status of the detained/accused persons?

Did the person face any violence while in police custody?

If any arrests took place, were the accused persons produced before a judge within 24 hours of the arrest?

If the accused was not produced before a magistrate within 24 hours, or not produced at all, what were the reasons?

Legislation under which the accused was charged

Was the accused person informed of their right to legal representation? Did the accused person have access to legal aid?

In cases where the accused person approached the court for bail, was bail granted?

Why was bail granted or rejected? If granted, what were the bail conditions and quantum of bail?

Were there any other notable irregularities that took place, or other significant details?

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Fact sheet

Demand/Contention of the Affected Community

Demand for more compensation than promised

Demand for promised compensation

If any arrests took place, were the accused persons produced before a judge within 24 hours of the arrest?

Was the accused person informed of their right to legal representation? Did the accused person have access to legal aid?

In cases where the accused person approached the court for bail, was bail granted?

Why was bail granted or rejected? If granted, what were the bail conditions and quantum of bail?

Were there any other notable irregularities that took place, or other significant details?

Status of Project

Original Project Deadline

Whether the Project has been Delayed

Significance of Land to Land Owners/Users

Whether the project was stalled due to land conflict

Source/Reference

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