Coimbatore airport expansion | Revenue Department aims to complete land acquisition by December-end

Revenue Department aims to complete acquisition of 635.33 acres of land for Coimbatore International Airport expansion by end of December.

The Revenue Department is aiming to complete acquisition of land for the expansion of runway at Coimbatore International Airport by the end of December.

As on Friday, 17.27 acres, out of the 635.33 acres of land, for which the State government has accorded administrative sanction for acquisition, was pending to be acquired, said official sources. District Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati is reviewing the progress.

The 635.33 acres include 468.83 acres of patta lands, 28.37 acres of poramboke lands, 134.32 acres of Defence lands and 3.30 acres of other government department lands, all spread across Singanallur, Uppilipalayam, Kalapatti, Neelambur and Irugur villages.

Out of the 468.83 acres of patta lands, the Revenue Department acquired 413.01 acres under section 7(2) of the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purpose Act, 1997, by paying the fixed price — ₹1,500 per sq.ft for residential areas and ₹900 per sq.ft for agricultural plots. A total of 16.88 acres were acquired under section 7(3) of the Act.

Out of the remaining 38.94 acres to be acquired, 21.67 acres were deducted from the acquisition as they come under the category of road and park. Hence, acquisition of only 17.27 acres was pending, which the Department aims to complete before December 31, said sources.

In the case of the 28.37 acres of government poramboke lands, 20.58 acres have been alienated under this project by the government and alienation orders for 7.79 acres are awaited, they said.

The Ministry of Defence has given the working permission to the Collector with regard to the 134.32 acres of Defence land.