AHLAVCCA demands immediate revocation of Government notification
Source: The Sangai Express
Kangpokpi, April 15 2021:
The Asian Highway Land Affected Villages Chairman/Chiefs Association (Gamgiphai to Taphou-Kuki) demand immediate revocation of Government notification for acquiring land along National Highway 2 alleging that land acquisition law or rule is not applied uniformly within the Chainage No 277+440 to 294+100 .
The decision to demand the revocation of the Government notification was taken during an emergency meeting of Chairman/chiefs of all villages affected by Asian Highway expansion under the aegis of AHLAVCCA.
As resolved in the emergency meeting, AHLAVCCA had submitted a representation to the Deputy Commissioner Kangpokpi demanding immediate revocation of the Government notification.
In the representation signed by its president, Thangkholun Haokip and secretary, Samson Kipgen stated that the Notification No DC(KPI)10/1/2006 dated April 12, 2021 regarding the intention of the Government of India through the Ministry of Road Transports and Highways to acquire the land along NH-2 from Kohima to Imphal, there are certain discrepancies which the association strongly object and demand immediate revocation of the notification.
It stated that the rule for land acquisition has not been applied uniformly within Kangpokpi district as the stretch of land from Changoubung/T Khullen to Taphou-Kuki has been acquired as unsurveyed land for which the process of acquisition is almost completed while the land stretching from Kalapahar to Gamgiphai is proposed to acquire as surveyed land, while wondering that as to why the land owners within the same district are differently treated.
It also stated that the notification is issued as per the land survey carried out solely by the DC office of Imphal West without the involvement of DC Kangpokpi during the process and outcome of the land survey without the involvement of DC Kangpokpi failed to accommodate the interest of the stakeholders as the large stretches of land which have been under private ownership since time immemorial appeared in the notification as Government's land.
The people of Kangpokpi under any circumstances cannot accept the notification and strongly oppose it on the ground of non-involvement of DC Kangpokpi during the land surveyed, it added.
It also pointed out that the notification, as it stands, will adversely affect the land owners along Kalapahar to Gamgiphai as their land will be taken away and in many cases even their house will be demolished without any compensation.
It further said that if the notification is not revoke and rectified immediately, it will result in huge discontentment not only among the land owners but among the public of the district as the notification failed to take due consideration of the interest of the people and is being carried in a very sinister approach.
While demanding immediate revocation of the notification and issuance of new notification after rectification by accommodating the interest of all stakeholders of the district, the association appealed to the Deputy Commissioner Kangpokpi to conform it within a week and cautioned that the association will be helpless to support the developmental work along the said stretch and shall not be burdened to take the onus on failure to address the demand.
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