Revenue Dept. accused of forcing land owners to sign consent letter

Coimbatore | Tuesday | 15th May, 2018

Summary:

According to land owners, Revenue Department officials were refusing to reveal the legislation followed for the determination of land value. The land owners have alleged that the Revenue Department officials were threatening them to sign the letters, accepting the rates fixed by the land acquisition committee. Revenue Department officials said that new Special Deputy Collector (Airport Land Acquisition) has taken charge and was studying the issue. “Revenue Department has classified these land lying close to the runway as agricultural land. more-inThe acquisition of land for the expansion of Coimbatore International Airport continues to be in a fix as a section of land owners have accused the Revenue Department of forcibly collecting consent letters from them..