Summary
The Rs 40,000-crore Mumbai-Nagpur super expressway, the dream project of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has hit a roadblock, as villagers are mobilising against the acquisition of land for the project. They have objected to acquisition under both the land pooling route and the one-time settlement route, which is part of the provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (LARR). Besides, they are demanding to know what will happen to their farm loans after land is surrendered under the pooling model. Some villagers have raised objection to the monetary benefit to be paid annually to land owners under the poo......