India, May 14 -- Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) has issued its first public notice for the acquisition of more than 10,000 square metres of private land for the proposed Millennium City Centre-to-Cyber City metro corridor, marking a key operational step under Haryana's new direct land purchase policy notified earlier this year.

The notice, issued by the Land Purchase Committee, Gurugram, asked landowners in Kanhai, Islampur and Basai villages to submit ownership-related objections within 30 days at the office of the land acquisition officer (LAO), the HSVP office in Sector 14, or through email at laoggn@gmail.com.

The move marks a procedural advancement in the January 8 land purchase policy, under which GMRL can directly purchase pr...