NGT starts hearing of Complaint case on Illegal KIMS forest land

NGT starts hearing of   Complaint case   on KIMS forest land illegally occupied by KIIT

Dear friends

On 20.9.17, National Green Tribunal heard the Case No.  65/2017/EZ  & M.A. 211/2017/EZ  filed  by Subash Mohapatra vs Govt. of Odisha  challenging  illegal and unauthorised  use  of forest  land  by Achyut Samant-led-KIIT  for  construction of  building  for  KIMS ( Kalinga Institute of Medical Science). NGT   has asked all the opposite  parties  i.e.,  Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management, Govt. of Odisha, District Collector, Khurdha, Divisonal Forest Officer, Chandaka Wildlife Division, Bhubaneswar  to file affidavit  by  1.11.2017.  KIIT  was also allowed  to file affidavit.

In his complaint petition, Dr. Subas Mohapatra  has pointed out   that Plot no 516 in Patia Mouza in Bhubaneswar tehsil is having an extent of 55 Acres of forest land mostly of Jungle-2Kisam, a category of forest land under Revenue Khata has been encroached by KIIT  for constructing educational institution and medical college. Further Record of Rights is in the name of Industrial Development Corporation and the same has been transferred in favour of IDCO without obtaining approval from central government as required under Forest Conservation Act 1980.

The CAG in its audit report  has  observed   that around 34.41 Acres of forest land against which no forest clearance from MOEF had been obtained so far(as of December 2012) while a hospital building and structures were constructed on such land in blatant violation of forest conservation act 1980.

Though General Administration Department, Government of Odisha wrote letter dt. 30.12.2012 to Secretary KIIT, for submission of proposal for diversion of forest land of an area of 10.91 acres , the authority of KIIT  has  not  complied it so far.

Despite  being aware about  illegal  construction over forest land  by KIIT, the State Govt. remained mute spectator  and did not take any step to recover the land  due  to  unholy alliance of  Achyut Samant  with  State administration.

Sri Sankar Prasad Pani, learned environment lawyer is  pleading the case.

This is the second case  filed  against KIIT in NGT.

Pradip Pradhan

M-9937843482 

Date-23.9.17

Bench Mark Value of Land in Bhubaneswar, Capital City of Odisha

Bench Mark Value of Land in Bhubaneswar, Capital City of Odisha

Dear friends

RTI Application was submitted  to the PIO, Dept. of General Administrationand Public Grievances seeking information about  details of Bench Mark Value of land  in Bhubaneswar. The PIO has provided the  following information.

Consequent upon revision of Bench Mark Value of land in respect of  different Mouza  under the Bhubaneswar Tahasil by the  Govt. in Revenue and Disaster Management Department with effect from  10.5.2016, Government in GA Dept. has revised  the premium of Government land  within limits of  Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation  at par with the Bench Mark Value adopted  by District Sub-Registrar, Bhubaneswar/ Khandagiri  with effect from 7.9.2016. The details is as follows.

Bench Mark value of  Land  under BMC area

{ Rupees shown in lakhs  per acre ( 43560 sqft.) }

Sl.No	Name of Mouza	Residential	Commercial	Agriculture
1	Aiginia	290.00	425.00	200.00
2	Ashok Nagar	1031.00	1311.00	X
3	Badagada	250.00	x	X
4	Banguary	200.00	x	X
5	Bapuji Nagar	1275.00	1550.00	X
6	Baramunda	840.00	940.00	820.00
7	Begunia	300.00	x	160.00
8	Bhagabanpur	165.00	220.00	140.00
9	Bharatpur	260.00	x	x
10	Bhimpur	350.00	575.00	x
11	Bhoi Nagar	1020.00	1110.00	x
12	Bhouma Nagar	750.00	810.00	x
13	Bhubaneswar Sahar	456.00	696.00	x
14	BJB Nagar	770.00	1012.00	x
15	Bomikhal	650.00	1000.00	x
16	ChandrasekharPur	800.00	1250.00	600.00
17	Damana	700.00	x	x
18	Dumduma	300.00	400.00	x
19	Gada Gopinath Prasad	600.00	950.00	x
20	Gadakana	450.00	800.00	x
21	Ganga Nagar	910.00	910.00	x
22	Ghatikia	209.00	209.00	x
23	Gopabandhu Nagar	1040.00	1310.00	x
24	Goutam Nagar	900.00	1123.00	x
25	Govind Prasad	700.00	1100.00	x
26	Haridas Pur	200.00	x	150.00
27	Haripur Patna	191.00	194.00	x
28	Jadupur	270.00	x	x
29	Jagamara	460.00	540.00	x
30	Jayadev Vihar	1440.00	1650.00	x
31	Jeypur	250.00	270.00	x
32	Jharpada	600.00	700.00	x
33	Johala	150.00	250.00	x
34	Jokalandi	600.00	x	x
35	Kapileswar	295.00	x	x
36	Kapilprasad	280.00	403.00	x
37	Keshari Nagar	1150.00	x	x
38	Kharavela Nagar	1444.00	2530.00	x
39	Laxmi Sagar-1	800.00	1104.00	x
40	Laxmi Sagar-11	700.00	840.00	x
41	Madhusudan Nagar	1007.00	x	x
42	Mancheswar	600.00	x	x
43	Meherpali	300.00	x	x
44	Naharakanta	300.00	500.00	x
45	Nakhara	260.00	310.00	x
46	Nayapali Nilakanth Nagar	1250.00 1110.00	1650.00 x	X x
47	Nuagaon	170.00	150.00	100.00
48	Pahala	200.00	300.00	x
49	Paika Nagar	910.00	1050.00	x
50	Paikarapur	126.00	x	90.00
51	Pandra	750.00	900.00	x
52	Patia	1000.00	1200.00	400.00
53	Patrapada	238.00	275.00	144.00
54	Pokhariput	420.00	x	165.00
55	Rajarini	500.00	800.00	x
56	Rudrapur	300.00	450.00	x
57	Saheed Nagar	1350.00	1700.00	x
58	Samantapuri	1020.00	1170.00	x
59	Sampur	213.00	248.00	174.00
60	Sankapur	160.00	x	150.00
61	Satya Nagar	1150.00	1250.00	x
62	Subudhipur	150.00	x	x
63	Sundarapada	250.00	x	110.00
64	Surya Nagar	1031.00	1320.00	x
65	Vanivihar	950.00	x	x

Pradip Pradhan

M-9937843482

Date-9.9.17