Varanasi: The district administration is gearing up the process to start execution of the second phase of the inter-model terminal at Ramnagar on Haldia-Alklahabad National Waterway-I on the river Ganga. In this connection, it has given 10 days time to the officials concerned to negotiate with farmers to decide if they will sell their land for various construction projects by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) near its riverport at Ramnagar. In case the land owners disagree to sell their land, the process of acquisition would be initiated against them, officials said on Wednesday.
Against the requirement of 34 hectare for the work proposed in phase-II of the project, 20 hectare land has already been purchased. However, the process of purchasing the remaining 14 hectare land is lingering due to one or the other reason. In case of more delay in finalization of negotiation to purchase of identified land, the administration will initiate the process of acquisition.
To clear the hurdles coming the way of execution of inter-model terminal phase-II work, district magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma had convened a meeting of land revenue department and others concerned on Tuesday evening. After the meeting, the DM said that of the 34 hectare land needed for the project, 20 hectare had already been purchased. The remaining 14 hectare land will also be purchased after finalizing the negotiation with land owners and farmers, he said.
In case the land owners would disagree to sell their land, the process of acquisition would be initiated against them, the DM said.
Sharma asked the tehsildar Sadar to complete the finalization of negotiation with the farmers in 10 days. He also directed the officials to settle the issues of succession and intensify the process of disposal of cases if pending in any court concerned in same period.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had formally inaugurated the IWAI’s riverport of inter-model terminal at Ramnagar on the national waterway-I by receiving a shipment with 2,000 ton beverage on November 12, 2018 after laying its foundation in August 2016.
In phase-I, the terminal got facilities including cargo handling, berthing space for two vessels, storage area, transit shed, parking areas, and a floating jetty for passenger transportation.
IWAI deputy director (Varanasi) Rakesh Kumar said that in the next phase of this project laying of a railway track up to Jivnathpur, roads connecting to highways, godowns, and open areas have to come on the 34 hectare land.