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Farmers demand higher compensation for lands
The Hindu
With the news of NIMZ coming up, land prices skyrocket
The NIMZ was proposed near Zaheerabad on about 12,600 acres during the tenure of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the Centre in its second term. That was the same time the division of Andhra Pradesh took place in 2014. Soon after division of the State, in 2015, the Telangana government has started land acquisition at Zaheerabad for 12,600 acres. About 3,500 acres of land was already acquired and later the State government did not focus on land acquisition. The land was already handed over to Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation by the district authorities. Meanwhile, with the news spreading that NIMZ was coming up at this area, land rates skyrocketed and farmers openly expressed unwillingness to part with their lands for the compensation being offered by the government.More Related News