Jaipur metro project faces land acquisition issue

Reports suggest that the phase-II work of the Jaipur Metro Rail Project, which is likely to commence may face delay because of issues with land acquisition.

The Jaipur Metro appealed at the Rajasthan high court a single judge stay order on acquisition proceedings for Metro yard and depot at Sitapura for Phase-II. Recently, a division bench of the court allowed the appeal.

The division bench also made an oral observation that the acquisition proceedings for Metro line work should not be casually interfered by the high court.

Nearly 27 hectare land of one Alok Kotawala and others was sought to be acquired for laying a yard and depot of Jaipur Metro at Sitapura area in Sanganer.

The land acquistion proceedings were put to challenge by Kotawala and others. On July 25, Justice Alok Sharma passed an interim stay order halting the acquisition proceedings that forced Jaipur Metro to approach the division bench. It was contended by Jaipur Metro that the delay in acquisition will result in irretrivable loss to the project.