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more-inThe decks have been cleared for acquiring land for the long-delayed electronic hardware park project at Amballoor near Piravom with the State Level Expert Committee (SLEC) on Tuesday approving in entirety the land value fixed by the District Level Purchase Committee (DLPC). But with decks cleared for land acquisition, which remains the single biggest stumbling block for projects in the State, the authorities are confident of taking the project forward. He said the project would also benefit from the ?1,900-odd crore allocated for major projects in the State Budget though the exact allocation for the hardware project was still unknown. A move to implement it under the electronic hardware park scheme of the Central government also did not materialise. With the SLEC clearing all four categories of land value fixed by the DLPC, acquisition can be kick-started as soon as the sanctioned amount is made available..