Mizoram Landowners to Block NH-306 Indefinitely Over Compensation Dispute
First Published: 25th September, 2024 12:22 IST
More than 2,000 landowners in Mizoram’s Kolasib district have decided to indefinitely block National Highway-306, following failed talks with the government over compensation for land acquired during highway expansion. The
More than 2,000 landowners in Mizoram’s Kolasib district have decided to indefinitely block National Highway-306, following failed talks with the government over compensation for land acquired during highway expansion. The blockade will be staged at Sethawn, reports confirm.
The issue arose after the Centre announced plans to widen NH-306, along with National Highway-6, into four lanes. While land acquisition was completed and compensation was being processed, the state Forest Department declared an 800-meter stretch on both sides of the highway as roadside reserve forest, citing a 1965 notification. This declaration has angered the landowners, who claim it unfairly impacts their compensation.
Despite several meetings between the landowners and the Forest Department, no agreement has been reached, prompting the decision to block the highway in an effort to pressure the government. The affected landowners estimate that between 2,300 to 2,500 people own land along NH-306 and NH-6, between Vairengte on the Mizoram-Assam border and Mualkhang in Kolasib district.
NH-306 and NH-6 are vital routes for Mizoram, connecting the state to the rest of the country via Assam, making the upcoming blockade a major concern for transportation and commerce.
Also Watch:
COMMENTS
TOPMOST STORY NOW
Live Big Scare For Kamala Harris As Gunshots fired at Harris’ Election Campaign Office In Arizona, Cops Launch Probe
25th September 2024Live UNDERSTANDING GELEPHU MINDFULLNESS CITY: BHUTAN’S DREAM PROJECT
25th September 2024Live Sikkim Governor Meets ‘Pipons’ and ‘Dzumsa’ members , Discussing Road Repairs and Tourism Revival
25th September 2024Live Day 2 : 2nd Phase of Kochutoli Eviction Drive Today, Overall Over 1,000 Illegal Structures Targeted
25th September 2024WE RECOMMEND
Two minor girls on way to school allegedly kidnapped and raped by two youths in a lodge in Mizoram
According to sources, the victims were abducted in a luxury four-wheeler vehicle...
20th September 2024Few Oil Tankers, Trucks On Way to Aizawl; Relief for Fuel, Food Crisis Hit Mizoram
This, a day after Mizoram PWD Minister Vanlalhlana met the Mizoram Truck Owners Association and Mizoram Truck Drivers Association
18th September 2024Mizoram Petrol Pumps to Go Dry As Oil Tankers Decide to Go Off the Road From Sept 17
MOTDA and PETUM said that the NH-306 and NH-6 are in such a poor state which makes it dangerous for tankers to ply on the roads.
15th September 2024Huge Consignment Of Drugs Seized In Mizoram, Myanmar National Arrested
The Myanmar national has been identified as Ni Dun Lian (41), a resident of Ngailan Village, Myanmar.
15th September 2024Mizoram’s Young Lai Association backs Centre’s Mizoram-Myanmar border fencing proposal
While successive Mizoram governments and various civil societies have strongly opposed the proposed fencing of the 404-km Mizoram-Myanmar international border, the Young Lai Association (YLA), the largest civil society in Mizoram’s Southern district of Lawngtlai expressed their support for fencing of the Mizoram’s Indo-Myanmar border on Friday. The associations extended their support to the centre’s […]
13th September 2024