Year 2013-14 was probably the most chaotic environment for mining sector as the so-called "coalgate" scam continued to haunt the industry and many coal blocks at in a danger of being deallocated. Inordinate delays in clearances further dragged the mining sector backward.
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Tag: land acquisition
Land Acquisition Act 2013 | Towards a participatory model
Land Acquisition for major economic projects has shot to national attention lately and captured media space and informed discourse. DK Ojha explains the salient features of the new Land Acquisition Act and recommends that land requirement should be indicated in advance for speedier implementation.
Land acquisition resumed for key road in Kochi
In Kochi, for the 10 km long Thevara– Thykoodam Bund Road work, land acquisition has been resumed. For the last few months, the land acquisition work was held up. Now the land acquisition is in the final states, say media reports.
Government is working on a Mechanism for speedy resolution of disputes for Infrastructure Projects: Dr. E M Sudarsana Natchiappan
The second day of EXCON 2013 started with a Conference on ‘Sustainable Infrastructure Development’ organized by the Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (ICEMA) in association with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
The new bill in its current form is seriously flawed in some ways
Land acquisition is the single most important reason for Mumbai's much-awaited, dispute-ridden metro rail to be repeatedly postponed and for the cancellation of its second line. Sumit Banerjee, CEO-Infrastructure, Reliance Infrastructure and Vice Chairman at Reliance Cement, explains to Shashidhar Nanjundaiah whether the current Land Acquisition Bill could have helped.
States more empowered in the new Act
India's new land acquisition Bill, praised in some quarters and reviled in others, is a complex piece of legislation. It was passed by the Lok Sabha (29 August) and by the Rajya Sabha (5 September) as well.
East-West Corridor project
Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways Sarvey Sathyanarayana said the four laning of the entire length of East-West Corridor has been completed except 195 km under implementation and 232 km balance for award.
Land needed to widen Goshree-Mamangalam road in Kochi
There is a great need for the Kochi Corporation and the Kerala government to begin the land acquisition process for the development of Goshree-Mamangalam Road in Kochi as a corridor parallel to Banerjee Road. There is an urgent need to widen the extremely narrow strip of the road near the church since motorists coming from the four-lane road often meet with accidents.
NTPC Darlipali project in Odisha is acquiring land: Govt
The Union Minister of State for Power Jyotiraditya M Scindia told the the Rajya Sabha recently that the upcoming Darlipali Project (2x800 mw) in Odisha is in the process of land acquisition by the State government. The process of environment and forest clearance of the project as well as its linked Dulanga coal mine from Ministry of Environment of Forests (MoEF) is also in progress.
Land Acquisition for National Highway Projects
A large number of National Highway Projects have been stucked due to land acquisition issues. This issue are taken up by NHAI from time to time in consultation with the State Governments by holding regular meetings for expediting the acquisition of land besides taking action.



