GREATER NOIDA: The proposed cloverleaf interchange loop project which will connect the Yamuna Expressway with the Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) near Noida International University may get delayed further because farmers have decided to begin protests demanding higher compensation.
Farmers will not give their land if the Uttar Pradesh government does not pay ₹3,640 per square metre, and provide them with residential plots and other benefits. They organised a meeting at Rajpur village on Tuesday and decided to start a series of protests until the issue is resolved.
There are at least 280 farmers from seven villages who own 40 hectares of land required for the cloverleaf interchange project. The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) needs 57 hectares of land to build this loop, out of which 17 hectares of land will be taken from Jaypee Group. Yeida acquired 40 hectares of land in 2009 at a rate of ₹800 per square metre from these farmers. Since then, they have demanded higher compensation and filed a writ challenging the acquisition in 2011.
“We have been farming on this land even after the acquisition in 2009 because we want ₹3,640 per square metre of land, art par with compensation given to farmers in other districts and locations. In addition, we want residential plots, 10% of the acquired land for our use, and ₹10 lakh to build houses as a rehabilitation package, along with reservation in jobs in private companies. If these demands are not met, we will continue our protest,” said Rajvir Singh, a farmer from Chuhadpur, one of the seven villages where land has been acquired.
{{/usCountry}}“We have been farming on this land even after the acquisition in 2009 because we want ₹3,640 per square metre of land, art par with compensation given to farmers in other districts and locations. In addition, we want residential plots, 10% of the acquired land for our use, and ₹10 lakh to build houses as a rehabilitation package, along with reservation in jobs in private companies. If these demands are not met, we will continue our protest,” said Rajvir Singh, a farmer from Chuhadpur, one of the seven villages where land has been acquired.
{{/usCountry}}A meeting was organised in Amarpur village on Monday to gather support from farmers. The seven villages include Kanarsi, Navada, Amarpur, Emaliya, Chuhadpur, Murshadpur and Rajpur.
“We are gathering support from fellow farmers so that we can begin an indefinite protest outside the Yeida office,” said Mahipal Sharma. a farmer from Amarpur.
Yeida was scheduled to start work on the ₹83.94 crore loop project by July 2019. The authority issued a tender in 2019 to hire a contractor to develop the project and fixed an 18-month deadline to finish work. “We are looking into the matter and talking to farmers to resolve their issues,” said Arun Vir Singh, chief executive officer, Yeida.
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