Haryana

• 28 Aug 2021

Purchase of Land through e-Bhoomi Portal

Why in News

• On August 27, 2021, in a meeting of the High Power Land Purchase Committee (HPLPC), chaired by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, approved the purchase of 311 acres of land through e-bhoomi portal with the consent of the land owners, costing about Rs.172 crore.

Key Points

• This approval was for seven projects in six districts — Rewari, Nuh, Sirsa, Faridabad, Sonipat and Jind.
• Seven agendas of Medical Education and Research, Public Works (Building and Roads), Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board and Public Health Engineering departments were approved in the meeting.
• These include establishment of All India Institute of Medical Sciences at Rewari, construction of ring road from four lane Medical College road to Gurugram-Alwar road (NH 248A) in Nuh district, development of an additional grain market in Sirsa, under Inter-State connectivity scheme of Central Road Fund. Construction of road and bridge on Yamuna river to Greater Noida via Jasna Manjhawali Atta Gujran.
• Similarly, construction of two lane ROB in Delhi-Ambala section near Ganaur railway station in Sonipat district, construction of sewerage system STP at Chautala village under Mahagram scheme in Sirsa district and construction of canal based water supply scheme in Jind.