The Times of India               13.05.2013

NMC to acquire land for school

NASHIK: The Nashik municipal corporation (NMC) has decided to acquire land reserved for primary school at Agartalkli in the city. The standing committee of the NMC at its meeting last week approved the civic administration's decision to send a proposal to the office of the deputy collector (land acquisition) for acquisition of 3,600 sq metre of land at Agartalkli.

The step was initiated after the owner of the land served a legal notice to the NMC to acquire the plot reserved for a primary school. After the legal notice was issued, the civic administration submitted the proposal for land acquisition.

Standing committee chairman Ramesh Dhongade gave his approval to the proposal.

According to the NMC's development plan (DP) approved in 1993, around 8,000 sq metre land in survey no. 38 and 41 in Agartakli was reserved for a primary school. Of this 3,600 sq metre of land is from survey no. 41 and is owned by Kamlesh Shah.

Shah issued the notice on December 24, 2012 to the NMC to acquire the land at the earliest.

According to the law, it is mandatory to acquire land reserved in the DP within 10 years from the date of approval. The 10-year deadline of the land at Agartalki ended in 2003.

According to guidelines, it is mandatory for the NMC to start the land acquisition process within 12 months from the date of issuance of the notice. If this is not done, the reservation will be automatically abolished. This deadline of one year will end on December 23, 2013 and the NMC will have to acquire the land by that date.