Dhule, Feb. 26 -- Farmers affected by the Dhule-Manmad-Indore railway line have expressed strong dissatisfaction over the compensation offered for land acquisition, citing a significant disparity compared to payments made for other infrastructure projects.
Former MLA Anil Gote held a press conference highlighting that while land acquisition for the National Highway was compensated at Rs 30 crore per acre, farmers along the proposed railway line are being offered only Rs 4 lakh per acre, a figure he described as "unfair and unacceptable."Gote presented evidence from recent acquisitions, citing cases of two Dhule businessmen who received Rs 1 crore per acre for land along the National Highway, contrasting sharply with the nominal compensatio...