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Indian Holocaust My Father`s Life and Time - Four Hundred Fifty EIGHT

Palash Biswas

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Only some One Thousand Acres of land in Singur forcibly acquired in Singur ousts the thirty Five Years` Old Marxist Brahaminical Neo Liberal Gestapo Government! But recent flare up of agrarian Violence in Uttar Pradesh ruled by the dalit Queen, exposes the Truth about Rural India under Monopolistic Aggression that irrelevant to Politics and Ideologies, Indian Peasantry is being Strangled to Death as Lacs of Acres in every states have been Acquired and gifted away to LPG Mafia in so called Public Interest!

Cities in Punjab to be interconnected with 4 or 6-lane roads

Punjab will become the first state to have all its cities interconnected with four or six-lane roads in next two years, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Monday.

All cities of Punjab would be interconnected with four or six-lane roads after completion of seven major projects worth Rs 6,689 crore. These projects, which would be completed in next two years, will make the state the first in the country to have such a facility, he said.

Sukhbir said by June 2011, major road projects including 4-laning of Zirakpur-Patiala road (NH-64), 4-laning of Patiala-Bathinda road and 6-laning of Sher Shah Suri Marg (NH-1) from Panipat to Jalandhar (Rs 2700 crore) will change the face of the state.

He also inaugurated four new projects including Railway Over bridge at Budhlada and Railway Under bridge at Mansa.

1,000-acre land acquired for Posco project: Orissa govt

The Orissa government said it has taken possession of over 1,000 acres of the 4,004-acre land required for the Posco-India project in the state and will set up a joint task force to protect the acquired land from encroachment.

"We have taken possession of over 1,000 acres of land at four villages in Kujang gram panchayat area in Jagatsinghpur district," Revenue Divisional Commissioner (central division) P K Mohapatra told reporters here.

Besides betel vines, forest land and revenue land were also acquired during the land acquisition, the verification process for which was conducted from July 28 to August 7, Mohapatra said.

The acquired land comprises at least 52 betel vines and forest land, he said.

However, no land has so far been handed over to Posco- India, which plans to set up a 12 mtpa greenfield steel mill near Paradip at an investment of Rs 51,000 crore.

Learning from experience at the Kalinga Nagar Industrial Complex in Jajpur district where people recaptured land even after accepting compensation, the state government this time decided to ensure that the land acquired for Posco project did not face the same fate, Mohapatra said.

The task force to be assigned protection of the land would comprise members from the police, revenue and forest departments, officials said.

The state government had reduced the land size for Posco project by 300 acres after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced that private land from Dhinkia village would not be acquired for the purpose in view of the opposition from the local people.

Meanwhile, sources at the proposed plant site said many people, who had already accepted compensation for betel vines, were busy rebuilding their betel vines.

Era Infra achieves fin closure of Rs 1,100 cr road project

Engineering firm Era Infra on Wednesday said it has achieved the financial closure of a Rs 1,100 crore highway project that involves four laning of a road stretch from Muzaffarnagar in UP to Haridwar in Uttrakhand.

"We have raised term-loan of Rs 691 crore from banks. There is a positive grant of Rs 210 crore from NHAI and rest of the amount will be brought in as equity," Era Infra Group CFO Joy Saxena said.

"The financial closure documents have been submitted to NHAI for their final clearance," he said.

The Delhi-based firm had bagged Haridwar Highway project from the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI). The total cost of the project is approximately Rs 1,100 crore.

The road project is on design, build, finance, operate and transfer(DBFOT) annuity basis.

The work entails four laning of about 80 kilometers (from Muzaffarnagar to Haridwar) of National Highway Section NH 58.

"Construction work on the project will start as soon as we will get final clearance from NHAI," Saxena said.

Shares of Era Infra were trading at Rs 223.60 per piece, down 0.11 per cent, in the afternoon trade on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Govt to expedite road infrastructure works along China border

Government has decided to expedite road infrastructure works along the border areas with China, revising its old military doctrine in view of the changing geopolitical scenario, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

"Earlier the military doctrine was to not have roads close to borders but the same has been revised due to changing geopolitical scenario and the government has taken a conscious decision to expedite road infrastructure construction in border areas," Defence Minister AK Antony said in reply to a query.

The minister said the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has been asked to concentrate on construction of strategic roads along the borders with China.

"There are plans for 73 roads on Indo-China border out of which BRO has been entrusted with 61 roads of total length of 3394 km in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh," he said.

Of the 61 roads, 14 roads have been completed and work is under progress with regard to 42 roads while construction activities of five roads are yet to commence.

"41 roads are planned for completion by 2013 and remaining six beyond 2013," he said.

Commenting on the roads along the Pakistan border, the minister said BRO is entrusted with development of 10,646 km of roads there.

"Out of the total length, 7344 km have been completed and the balance length is planned for completion by 2012 for priority I roads and 2022 for priority II roads," he added.

The minister said the lack of adequate efforts for mobilisation of resources, delay in forest clearances, unwillingness of contractors to work in remote and difficult terrains are the major factors affecting infrastructure improvement in border areas.
GVK Power to raise Rs 1500 crore from private equity funds
13 Aug 2010, 1844 hrs IST
Sources said two PE firms are among the front runners. While one firm has evinced interest in investing in airports vertical, the other one may invest in power sector.
Era Infra achieves fin closure of Rs 1,100 cr road project
11 Aug 2010, 1815 hrs IST
Era Infra's highway project involves four laning of a road stretch from Muzaffarnagar in UP to Haridwar in Uttrakhand.
Govt to expedite road infrastructure works along China border
11 Aug 2010, 1730 hrs IST
Government has decided to expedite road infrastructure works along the border areas with China, revising its old military doctrine.
1,000-acre land acquired for Posco project: Orissa govt
10 Aug 2010, 1911 hrs IST
Orissa govt said it has taken possession of over 1,000 acres of the 4,004-acre land required for Posco-India project in the state and will set up joint task force to protect the acquired land from encroachment.
Floor-area ratio may rise in places near Metro, BRT
10 Aug 2010, 1210 hrs IST
In a move that may pave the way for further construction in many localities — including some upscale ones — the Delhi cabinet has decided to recommend to the Centre an increase in the floor-area ratio of houses along Metro corridors, the BRT, some special areas and unauthorized colonies which have been regularized.
Cost of 268 projects overshoots Rs 50,000 crore due to delay: Government
9 Aug 2010, 1450 hrs IST
The government today admitted to cost overruns to the tune of Rs 50,295 crore in 268 of 578 ongoing projects, but did not give details of the timeframe for implementation.
DDA has final say on land usage in capital: HC
8 Aug 2010, 1711 hrs IST
High Court has ruled that Delhi Development Authority will have the final say on land usage in the city.
Roadmap for IT investment regions in three states soon
4 Aug 2010, 2258 hrs IST
The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology will soon come out with the final modalities for IT Investment Regions.
41 infra related project pending with environment ministry
4 Aug 2010, 2201 hrs IST
About 41 infrastructure related projects involving diversion of forest land in nine states are pending with the government for clearance, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday.
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