The Karnataka Cupboard has authorized the execution of an absolute sale deed for the proposed sale of three,667.31 acres of land to JSW Metal in Ballari district. The execution was accomplished beneath authorized compulsions, said H.Okay. Patil, Minister of Legislation and Parliamentary Affairs, to the media.
“The federal government is beneath ‘authorized compulsions’ to finish the sale deed. ‘There’s a writ of mandamus’, and we’ve determined to execute the sale deed,” Patil stated. Curiously, Patil was a vocal opponent of the switch and referred to as for a re-examination of the proposal in 2019.
This determination to execute the sale deed got here after the metal firm approached the courtroom looking for an order directing the state authorities to honour the sale-cum lease settlement.
The lease-cum sale settlement between the federal government and JSW Metal was executed in 2006-2007, however the authorities delayed finishing up the ultimate sale within the following years. When the JD(S)-Congress coalition determined to promote land, the BJP opposed this, arguing that the land was being bought at an unacceptably low worth. Later, when the BJP was in energy, B.S. Yediyurappa’s Cupboard arrange a brand new committee in November 2020 to assessment the sale, which was opposed, and the choice was placed on maintain a month later.
“Of the whole 3,667.31 acres, 2,000.58 acres will likely be bought at 1.22 lakh in Kurekuppa and Toranagallu villages and 1,666.73 acres will likely be transferred at 1.5 lakh per acre in Musinayakanahalli Yerabanahalli and Toranagallu all inside Sandur taluk,” stated Patil.
Moreover, the cupboard has given in-principle clearance for 2 infrastructure initiatives in Bengaluru: a 250-foot sky deck for ₹500 crore and an underground 18.5-km tunnel from Hebbal to Central Silk Board Junction on Hosur Highway, which can value ₹12,690 crore.
(Inputs from PTI)