GDA VC and others holding a meeting regarding Naya Gorakhpur.
– Photo: Amar Ujala.
Expansion
Gorakhpur Development Authority (GDA) has intensified the efforts to develop New Gorakhpur. On Thursday, GDA Vice President and Secretary held a meeting with the lawyers and accountants of the respective villages in the GDA auditorium and discussed about purchasing the land. GDA Vice President said that in the first phase, land will be purchased directly from farmers. Lawmakers and accountants should contact the farmers and insist on speeding up the process of land purchase. If this does not happen, takeover action will be considered.
The Development Authority plans to establish a new Gorakhpur around the Jangal Kaudiya-Jagdishpur Ring Road, so that people can get better facilities including transportation. Under the scheme, hotels, hospitals, markets, schools and other major facilities will be provided. The process of land acquisition was started a few months ago by talking to the land owners of 14 villages on the Gorakhpur-Kushinagar road and 12 villages on the Balapar-Tikariya road on the basis of consent, but due to the opposition of the farmers, the matter was put on hold. Was.
GDA has again started the exercise regarding Naya Gorakhpur. On Thursday, GDA Vice President Anand Vardhan, Secretary UP Singh, OSD Shivam Singh, Executive Engineer Narendra Kumar held a meeting with lawmen and accountants of the respective villages of Sadar tehsil. A detailed discussion regarding purchasing of land was held in the meeting. In this, agreement was reached to purchase land directly from the farmers. The Vice President instructed the officials of the authority to start the process of purchasing land directly from the farmers. He said that the authority is currently considering both acquisition and direct purchase options.