NT Staff Reporter
Margao, April 29 The government has imposed Section 4 of the Land Acquisition
Act in Navelim, Benaulim and Assolna for the proposed bridges between
Varca-Telaulim, Assolna-Cavelossim and Benaulim-Sinquetim over River Sal.
As per the notification, 69,584 sq mt of land has been notified for acquisition
for the Assolna-Cavelossim bridge, while for the Varca-Telaulim bridge, 9,825
sq mt have been notified. Only 1,015 sq mt of land will be acquired for the
bridge in Varca, while the rest will be acquired from Telaulim. The 4,875 sq mt
of land has been notified for acquisition for the Sinquetim-Benaulim bridge.
Sources in the land acquisition department informed that the notification was
issued on April 18 and the people whose land has been notified for the said
bridges can have a look at the rough plan of the projects within 30 days from
the imposition of Section 4 of the Act at the land acquisition department of
the deputy collector. The last date for viewing the rough plan is May 18.
Meanwhile, Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act states that if land in any
locality is needed or is likely to be needed for any public purpose (or for a
company), a notification to that effect shall be published in the official
gazette and in two daily newspapers circulating in that locality, of which at
least one shall be in the regional language, and the collector shall cause
public notice of the substance of such notification to be given at convenient
places in the said locality.
It also states that thereupon it shall be lawful for any officer, either
generally or specially authorised by such government on this, and workmen to
enter upon and survey and take levels of any land in such locality; to dig or
bore into the sub-soil; to do all other acts necessary to ascertain whether the
land is adapted for such purpose; to set out the boundaries of the land
proposed to be taken and the intended line of the work (if any), proposed to be
made thereon.
The provision of the Act also states that no person shall enter into any
building or upon any enclosed court or garden attached to a dwelling (unless
with the consent of the occupier thereof) without previously giving such
occupier at least seven days’ notice in writing of his intention to do so
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