Mullanpur:Land Compensation at 1.85 crore per acre

It is bonanza for landowners in Mullanpur, with the District Land Fixation Committee recommending the highest-ever land compensation of Rs 1.85 crore an acre for 125 acres of land being acquired in Ferozepore Jhungia village (Mullanpur) for the Medicity project. The land for the Medicity project is located at a short distance from the PGI, Chandigarh. The rates recommended by the committee are in contrast to the land compensation of Rs 1.30 crore an acre offered to the landowners of Mullanpur for the 400 acres being acquired for the Phase-1 of the Mullanpur Urban Estate. The recommendations would be sent to the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Land Compensation before the land compensation was finally offered to the landowners. Sources in the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) said the government was keen on developing the Medicity and Phase-II of the Mullanpur Urban Estate. But GMADA was keen on offering land pooling scheme to the landowners instead of offering the land compensation. So far the highest compensation of Rs 1.50 crore has been paid to the landowners whose land had been acquired for the Aerocity project. “Keeping in mind land prices, the government should offer at least Rs 4 crore an acre,” said Kharar MLA Balbir Sidhu. Before notifying Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act (LAC), the objections of the landowners have been forwarded to the state government for clearance. The reply of the state government is expected soon, said a senior GMADA official.

Once acquired, plots of 5 acres and 10 acres would be offered to the interested medical care providers. In the master plan, a state-of-the-art health village, knowledge village and eco-tourism-related activities have been planned in the foothills of Shivalik Hills. The consultants for the project have proposed recreational facilities like amusement park, spa village, open-air theatres, theme parks and lifestyle hub including golf course and sports facilities around the seasonal rivulets passing through the area. Only low-density urbanisation has been recommended. Due to the proximity of the area to Chandigarh, the Medicity has been planned along the Chandigarh-Siswan-Baddi road. Medicity would be a self-contained campus, with the best of housing facilities for the doctors and the paramedical staff. The work on the four-laning of the Chandigarh-Mullanpur road is expected to begin soon with the state government getting clearance from the Forest Ministry. Part of the Dream Weave Walk Network 1998-2012