Landowners on Wednesday filed over 700 objections against the government rate fixed for acquiring 12,950 kanals of land for Rawalpindi Ring Road project route.
The government rate is 100 times less than the market rate, landowners told The Express Tribune. Comparative to paying Rs160,000 for each kanal as per the government rates, the landowners have demanded payment of Rs2,500,000 per kanal as per the market rates.
Rawalpindi Land Acquisition Collector Waseem Tabish clarified that after the issuance of the land acquisition award, the landowners will be able to file their references with him for the increase in rates, which will be heard by a senior civil judge.
However, the two-day extension for filing objections on 7,725 kanals of land in Hudood Arbaa or parameters of Rawalpindi tehsil ended on November 18. The objections on 5,225 kanals of land in Fateh Jhang tehsil could be submitted to the Union Council Qatbal till Thursday, November 19 (today).
The issuance of the land acquisition award will make landowners eligible to file reference under section 9 for the increase in rates. A senior civil judge will make the judgement after the conduct of hearing, following which, payments to the landowners could be made.
People who stand to lose their lands for the construction of the Ring Road in Rawalpindi have been promised ‘fair’ compensation for their properties, paying them the market rates, according to Rawalpindi Commissioner Muhammad Mehmood.
He has said that the project aims to enhance the standard of living for residents of the garrison city by improving economic activities. He has directed the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) to take private housing societies built along the route of the Ring Road on board for financing interchanges in the project so that it can proceed successfully under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.
The commissioner has said that the construction of truck terminals along the Ring Road will smoothen the flow of traffic in the city while the establishment of refreshment points, tuck shops, workshops, and parking facilities will generate employment opportunities for locals.
He has said that sites will be allocated for the construction of residential schemes which will help ease the residential burden in the city.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 19th, 2020.
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