Shimla, April 3 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday informed that House that compensation would be provided as per the Land Acquisition Act to both landowners and non-landowning occupants affected by the expansion plans of Gaggal Airport. He added that rehabilitation and resettlement would also take into account families listed in ration cards and family registers.

CM's statement came in response to the query raised by BJP MLA Pawan Kajal, who flagged concerns about 80-90 families residing in the Gaggal area for the past five to six decades on land allotted by panchayats. He had questioned that whether these families would be treated at par with private landowners in terms of compensation in case of displacement.

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