Raja Syed Rather
Srinagar, Feb 20 : The Government on Friday informed the Legislative Assembly that over Rs 1,684 crore in compensation has been released so far for land acquired for Ring Road projects in Jammu and Kashmir.
Replying to a question tabled by MLA Devyani Rana, the Revenue Department, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), said the Ring Road in Jammu passes through Jammu and Samba districts, while in Kashmir, the project covers six districts, including Srinagar, Baramulla, Pulwama, Budgam, Ganderbal and Bandipora.
The government said the compensation sharing ratio between NHAI and the UT Government is 90:10.
As per the details provided, they said, in Jammu division, against a total awarded amount of Rs 322.21 crore, an amount of Rs 270.11 crore has been released, while Rs 52.10 crore is pending.
In Kashmir division, out of a total awarded amount of Rs 1,784.49 crore, an amount of Rs 1,514.34 crore has been released, while Rs 270.15 crore remains pending. “The amount disbursed so far stands at Rs 1,450.94 crore, while Rs 63.40 crore is yet to be disbursed,” the reply said.
The government further informed, that compensation cases of several landowners are still pending. In Jammu division, 38 cases in Samba and 112 in Jammu are awaiting disposal due to reasons such as non-deposit of balance funds by the indenting department, litigation, court references and other land-related disputes.
“An amount of Rs 3.73 crore for Jammu district has been uploaded on the Bhoomi Rashi portal.”
They said, in Kashmir division, pending cases include 57 in Srinagar, 7 in Baramulla, 247 in Budgam, 905 in Ganderbal, and 32 in Bandipora and compensation is partly delayed due to litigations and disputes between parties.
It added that an amount of Rs 28.20 crore has been deposited before the High Court of J&K in connection with title disputes between landowners and the Custodian Department. “The compensation in dispute-free cases is being disbursed regularly through the Bhoomi Rashi portal,” the government said.—(KNO)
