Yamuna Authority nod to e-way connecting Jewar, Bulandshahr

The board also approved a one-time settlement policy (OTS) for the allottees of Economically Weaker Section, Low Income Group and Medium Income Group residential plots and 7% compensatory plots. The authority said that there are such 9,812 default allottees and payment of Rs 4,439 crore is pending.

“This is the fourth OTS scheme, which will open for a month from August 1. Under the scheme, the penal interest will be waived off, which is around Rs 890 crore. The allottees will have to pay the dues, which will be the default amount minus penal interest and the principle premium of the future instalments,” said the CEO, after the meeting.

The authority also said that in the different sectors of the Yamuna authority, the development works could not be completed because farmers had challenged acquisition in court. “Now the High Court has disposed of the farmer’s petition and they will be provided the additional compensation of 64.7 per cent, so the extention has been granted to the allottees and developmental works will be completed.” said the authority.

It further said that a special camp will be organised in the villages to distribute the compensation. “Around Rs 600 crore of additional compensation will be distributed to the farmers of 9 villages – Usmanpur, Dhanauri, Kadarpur, Rustampur, Dungarpur Reelakha, Rampur Banger, Pachokara and Achchheja Bujurg. More than 80 per cent of writ petitions filed by farmers of these villages have been withdrawn,” said the CEO.