*Compensation Policy for High-Tension Power Lines Passing Through Farmers’ Fields Implemented, CM
*Farmers to receive 200% of market rate as compensation for land coming under tower area*
*Farmers will get 30% of market rate compensation for land under the power lines passing through fields*
Chandigarh, November 19- Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini while speaking during the ongoing session of the Vidhan Sabha here today said that a compensation policy is already in place for high-tension power lines passing through farmers’ fields. Under this policy, farmers are entitled to get compensation at 200 percent of the market rate for the land coming under the tower area. Besides this, farmers will get 30 percent of the market rate as compensation for the land coming under the power lines passing through their fields.
The Chief Minister said that for a long time, farmers had been demanding a solution as the land under the high-tension power lines passing through their fields could neither be cultivated nor did they receive any fair compensation for it. To address this issue, Union Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, upon assuming the charge of Union Minister of Power in the Government of India, prioritized implementing this policy of the central government in favor of farmers.
He said that as per the policy, the land area for compensation is calculated within a radius of 1 meter around the tower base area. A user committee, chaired by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), has been constituted to submit its report to the Deputy Commissioner. If farmers face any issues, then they can appeal to the Divisional Commissioner, said Sh. Nayab Singh Saini. He clarified that the market rate, not the collector rate, is used as the basis for determining compensation.
The Chief Minister further said that farmers from Jhajjar had met him regarding high-tension wires passing over their fields and highlighted the issue of a high tension power line coming from Rajasthan. He assured that the government has worked promptly to address this problem, and farmers can now benefit from the policy.
