Madhya Pradesh cabinet approves land exchange plan for proposed Atal Expressway
The Hindu
The government land, provided in exchange to the affected owners, will be double the private land’s cost.
The Madhya Pradesh cabinet has approved the proposal of providing government land in exchange for the private land being acquired for the 313-km four-lane Atal Pragati Path, an expressway project being implemented under the Bharatmala project.
In a virtual cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday, it was decided that the government land will be provided in exchange for private land to people affected by the Atal Path construction, a state government statement said.
The government land, provided in exchange to the affected owners, will be double the private land’s cost. Similarly, the double value of the acquired properties (buildings) will be given to its owners, it said.