Department: Administration of UT of Lakshadweep
Deadline: 31st May (Notice date – 28th April)
Contact id: addl.dm-lk@nic.in
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Department: Administration of UT of Lakshadweep
Deadline: 31st May (Notice date – 28th April)
Contact id: addl.dm-lk@nic.in
Document:
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Many provisions of the LADR 2021 are in direct violation of the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution of India.
They also defeat the objective of the progressive Land Acquisition Act by doing away the participative, informed and transparent process and local consultation for land acquisition. Further, by doing away with the necessity of having a rehabilitation and resettlement scheme published at the time of declaration of acquisition, along with provisions to empowering the Planning and Development Authority to alter and re-lay out of the original plots, transfer ownership and summarily evict – infringes on the right to life and the right to live with human dignity as guaranteed by Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India.
How does one expect a resident of Lakshadweep, who is summarily evicted to find suitable land, given the current dense population, scarcity of land and the geography of the country? No amount of compensation will be sufficient for the damage done for such acquisition.
The proposed law is incompatible with the democratic fabric of our nation and a direct violation of our fundamental rights.
The proposed legislation will also destroy the sensitive and fragile ecology of the archipelago.
The plans to develop the island as a tourist destination on the scale proposed by the NITI Aayog, will further undermine the capacity of the atolls to rebuild themselves. The reefs are already eroding instead of acreting. The islands are already water-stressed. Developing the islands through the proposed LADR 2021 will be a draconian measure and irreversible environmental catastrophe.
Do away with the planned LADR 2021 in the interest of the nation’s greater good.
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