The Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority (NMRDA) has launched its most ambitious land acquisition drive yet, aiming to secure nearly 2,500 hectares for the New Nagpur Project and the long-pending New Ring Road. This time, there’s no room for compromise.
An external agency with expansive powers has been appointed to survey every plot, verify ownership, resolve disputes, assess compensation, and ensure smooth transfer of land titles to NMRDA.The stakes couldn’t be higher. New Nagpur is envisioned as the city’s new urban frontier, featuring housing, industry, and infrastructure that rely on seamless land consolidation.
Meanwhile, the New Ring Road, stalled for years, is critical to easing Nagpur’s traffic woes and enhancing connectivity to neighboring states like Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Telangana. Without clear land acquisition, both projects risk stalling indefinitely.The agency’s mandate is uncompromising. It will conduct detailed ownership checks plot by plot, scrutinize land records (7/12 extracts), and accurately value crops, trees, and wells.
It must coordinate with revenue, irrigation, forest, and agriculture departments while adhering strictly to the Land Acquisition Act, 2013, Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, and MRTP Act provisions.Targets are aggressive: 5% completion for land record preparation, 10% for Collector’s proposals, 10% for site measurements, and 15% for resolving inter-departmental conflicts.
Every step will be documented with videography, certified maps, and legally binding panchnamas to prevent litigation. Villagers, including SC/ST families and small farmers, will be engaged through helpdesks, surveys, and hearings and covered under a mandatory Resettlement & Rehabilitation plan.The pressing question remains: can this agency cut through Nagpur’s tangled land maze, or will the ambitious 2,500 hectares once again be bogged down by disputes and delays?
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