Less than a week after the Allahabad High Court gave its verdict in the Noida land acquisition case, the local farmers are already divided on whether or not to move the Supreme Court against the order. Immediately after the verdict, most of the farmers claimed they were ready to challenge the HC verdict. However, now they are having second thoughts on that.
“Around 70 per cent of the village is planning to settle with the increased compensation (64.7 per cent more than the original compensation) and 10 per cent developed land,” said Balraj Yadav, a farmer leader from Patwari village.
Similarly, nearly 50 to 60 per cent of the population of Bisrakh village and Itari village, 70 per cent in Roza, 80 per cent in Amnabad and Chaganpur villages are content with the hiked compensation, that the Allahabad court ordered on October 21.
Most farmers have utilised the earlier compensation, so they are not in a position to return that amount. Yadav added, farmers would settle for additional compensation if the Greater Noida authorities gave a clear picture on the 10 per cent developed land verdict.
“The developed land should be divided into small plots of not more than 360 metre and not less than 120 metre, along with that we want 12 metre wide roads along the smaller plots and 18 metre wide roads along the bigger ones”, he said.
The demands are different across villages, and the Panchayat would meet on Sunday to discuss the issue. Manveer Bhatti of Bisrakh village, told Business Standard.
They believe small plots will fetch them good returns in the years to come. “Today the market value in this region is around Rs 10,000 per square metre, and is expected to reach Rs 40,000 in a few years, which is the rate in Noida extension, farmers argued. “It will benefit my children”, a farmer from Patwari said.
“If the authorities provide a 100 bed hospital in our village and give 120 metre plots to the people who do not own any land, we will happily accept the compensation”, Bhatti said. Bisrakh village may also demand a post graduate college in the Noida Extension area.
A resident of Roza village said, that after fighting for many years, at least there was some decision taken.
The Allahabad High Court ordered a 64.7 per cent increase in compensation to the farmers in 61 villages of Noida and Greater Noida, besides returning them 10 per cent of the developed land.
There are 78 projects and more than 30 builders across these villages. Among the major builders here are Amrapali, Supertech, Gaursons, RG Group, Panchsheel, Rudra, Paramount, Patel, Ajnara and Nirala, to name some.
The Allahabad High Court on Friday had annulled land acquisition in three villages (Deola, Chak Shahberi and Asadullahpur) of Noida and Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh. There are no residential or commercial projects in this area
