The spectre of protests over land acquisition has reared its ugly head again, as around 50,000 settlers on land earmarked for Greater Ranchi project are united in their stand against even a topographical survey, going to the extent of taking two surveyors hostage on Tuesday for three hours as part of their sustained resistance strategy. According to the Greater Ranchi project, buildings such as secretariat, high court, marketing complexes, IT parks and others will come up, signifying Jharkhand’s entry into the “modern age”. The HEC areas will have high court building, Assembly, secretariat, residences of ministers and MLAs, the offices of the Reserve Bank of India, etc. The rest will come up at Sukurhutu on the outskirts of Ranchi where survey is yet to begin.
The Telegraph
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