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CHANDIGARH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020 (ASVINA 27, 1942 SAKA)

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE

(LAND ACQUISITION BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION OF THE SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY

The 5th October, 2020

No. LAC/Acq/High Tech Cycle Valley-3/198/Ldh/1690.-Punjab Small Industries & Export Corporation (PSIEC) has been entrusted to construct slip road for connecting Chandigarh-Ludhiana road to the project site for setting up of Hi-tech Cycle Valley at village Dhanansu, Distt. Ludhiana. This direct 100 ft. wide approach road partly passes through the village Ramgarh and village Jandiyali Tehsil Sahnewal, Distt. Ludhiana.

It is hereby notified that the Social Impact Assessment study as provided U/S 4(1) of The RIGHT TO FAIR COMPENSATION AND TRANSPARENCY IN LAND ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT ACT, 2013 shall be carried out in consultation with the concerned Gram Panchayat in the affected area. The proposed acquisition of aforesaid road would entail about 6 Kanal 16 Marla (0.7875 Acre) of land. This land shall be acquired from Village Ramgarh and Village Jandiyali, thus affected area shall be Village Ramgarh and Village Jandiyali of Tehsil Sahnewal District Ludhiana. The main objectives of SIA are as under:-

(i) To assess whether the proposed acquisition serves public purpose;

(ii) To estimate affected families and number of families among them likely to be displaced;

(iii) To understand extent of land public and private, houses, settlement and other common properties likely to be affected by the proposed acquisition;

(iv) To understand extent of land proposed for acquisition is the absolute bare minimum needed for the project;

(v) To analyse alternate place (if any);

(vi) Study of the Social impacts, nature and cost of addressing them and impact of these costs on the overall cost of the project vis-a-vis the benefit of the project.

It is hereby notified that the acquisition of land under the proposed project falls under the provision of section 2(1)-(e) Project for Planned Development. Thus, provision of section 2(2) i.e. consents of Gram Sabha/Land owners are not required for this project. Further more special provisions to safeguard food security under section 10 of the said act are not triggered as it is a linear project. It is to be noted that SIA shall be carried out in consultation with the concerned Gram Panchayat.

The SIA shall commence from the date of issue of the SIA notification, which shall be completed within 6 months. The important output of the SIA shall include SIA report and Social Impact Management Plan (SIMP) along with the disclosure as prescribed under section 6 of the said act.

Any person interested in the manner, SIA is being carried out, may contact at the following address:

The Collector, Land Acquisition,

Department of Industries and Commerce, Punjab

17 Bays Building, Sector 17, Chandigarh.

Sd/-

(SIBIN C., IAS)

Chandigarh

Special Secretary to Government of Punjab, The 1st October, 2020 Department of Industries & Commerce.

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