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Time of India
13 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Andhra Pradesh notifies capital region land pooling scheme rules, 2025
AMARAVATI : The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday notified the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Land Pooling Scheme (Formulation and Implementation) Rules, 2025, which will govern the unique method of pooling land for building the greenfield capital city of Amaravati. S Suresh Kumar, principal secretary to the government, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, said these rules shall apply to the 'capital region' except the 'capital city area' which will continue to be governed by the Andhra Pradesh Capital City Land Pooling Scheme (Formulation and Implementation) Rules, 2015. "In keeping with the will of the Government to build 'People's Capital' and for building the necessary concomitant infrastructural projects like airports, ports and all other necessary projects, the procurement mechanism of the land has been designed to be a voluntary scheme," said Kumar in a government order (GO). It is based on mutual consensus between the landowners and the state/authority, said Kumar, adding that this is a unique method of procurement of land, which is named and styled as 'Land Pooling Scheme'. The 'Land Pooling Scheme' rules come at a time when the government is planning to turn greenfield capital city Amaravati into a 'mega city' by combining adjacent Mangalagiri, Tadepalli, Guntur, and Vijayawada with Amaravati. This endeavour aims to pool an additional 40,000 acres of land, besides the 54,000 acres of land on which the government is already sitting for Amaravati. The government is planning to build an international airport in Amaravati. The 'Land Pooling Scheme' has been designed for developing the Capital Region wherein the land parcels owned by individual farmers and owners or group of owners are consolidated by the authority under a development scheme, he said. According to Kumar, the 'Land Pooling Scheme' is a better scheme formulated by the Andhra Pradesh State Legislature owing to the mandate enabled under Sections 107 and 108 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. "The broad objective of the scheme is to do justice to the families affected by the construction of a Livable and Sustainable Capital Region for the State of Andhra Pradesh and also to the farmers and land owners in the Capital Region and also to make them avail a better compensation and also with a view to make them Partners in the State Development Process," said the principal secretary. It is designed in such a manner that the participant land owners are fairly compensated with the allotment of the reconstituted plot along with the developed infrastructure, among other benefits, said Kumar.
Mint
a day ago
- Business
- Mint
Andhra govt notifies capital region land pooling scheme rules for building greenfield Amaravati
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday notified the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Land Pooling Scheme (Formulation and Implementation) Rules, 2025, which will govern the unique method of pooling land for building the greenfield capital city of Amaravati. S Suresh Kumar, principal secretary to the government, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, said these rules shall apply to the 'capital region' except the 'capital city area' which will continue to be governed by the Andhra Pradesh Capital City Land Pooling Scheme (Formulation and Implementation) Rules, 2015. "In keeping with the will of the Government to build 'People's Capital' and for building the necessary concomitant infrastructural projects like airports, ports and all other necessary projects, the procurement mechanism of the land has been designed to be a voluntary scheme," said Kumar in a government order (GO). It is based on mutual consensus between the landowners and the state/authority, said Kumar, adding that this is a unique method of procurement of land, which is named and styled as 'Land Pooling Scheme'. The 'Land Pooling Scheme' rules come at a time when the government is planning to turn greenfield capital city Amaravati into a 'mega city' by combining adjacent Mangalagiri, Tadepalli, Guntur, and Vijayawada with Amaravati. This endeavour aims to pool an additional 40,000 acres of land, besides the 54,000 acres of land on which the government is already sitting for Amaravati. The government is planning to build an international airport in Amaravati. The 'Land Pooling Scheme' has been designed for developing the Capital Region wherein the land parcels owned by individual farmers and owners or group of owners are consolidated by the authority under a development scheme, he said. According to Kumar, the 'Land Pooling Scheme' is a better scheme formulated by the Andhra Pradesh State Legislature owing to the mandate enabled under Sections 107 and 108 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. "The broad objective of the scheme is to do justice to the families affected by the construction of a Livable and Sustainable Capital Region for the State of Andhra Pradesh and also to the farmers and land owners in the Capital Region and also to make them avail a better compensation and also with a view to make them Partners in the State Development Process," said the principal secretary. It is designed in such a manner that the participant land owners are fairly compensated with the allotment of the reconstituted plot along with the developed infrastructure, among other benefits, said Kumar.
Hans India
a day ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Dy CM Shinde intervenes to help tourists from Maharashtra stranded in Uttarakhand
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, on Tuesday, stepped in to provide helping hand to the Marathi tourists stranded in Uttarakhand hit by heavy rains and landslides. He has requested the Uttarakhand government to provide assistance to the Marathi tourists stranded there due to landslides and road closures. "The Devbhoomi Uttarakhand has been experiencing heavy rains for the past few days. Due to the torrential rains there, rivers have flooded heavily and roads have been closed due to landslides. In this regard, around 150 Marathi tourists have been stranded in Jankichatti village of Yamunotri Dham in Uttarakhand since June 28. As the landslides on their way back washed away the roads, it is likely to take another eight days for the situation to return to normal. Therefore, the Marathi tourists had requested the Maharashtra government to help them. Taking note of this demand, I spoke to Akash Jadhav, a tourist stranded in Uttarakhand, over the phone and asked him about his concerns and assured him that all possible help," the Deputy Chief Minister said during his media interaction at the sidelines of the ongoing monsoon session of State Legislature at Vidhan Bhavan. Deputy CM Shinde said that he also spoke to Parag Dhakate, who works in the Chief Minister's Office of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, over the phone and requested him to immediately provide food grains and necessary assistance to the stranded tourists. "The Uttarakhand government also responded positively and told that the road will be restored as soon as possible and assistance will be provided to the stranded tourists. The Uttarakhand government is currently trying to control the situation assuring that arrangements will be made to reach the stranded tourists in Maharashtra as soon as possible to send them back," he added.
New York Times
5 days ago
- Politics
- New York Times
Supreme Court Punts Decision on Louisiana Voting Map Until Next Term
The Supreme Court declined on Friday to weigh in on Louisiana's contested congressional voting map, instead ordering that new arguments be scheduled during its next term. There was no explanation offered for why the justices did not make a decision or set a date for new arguments. All but one paragraph in the six-page order was written by Justice Clarence Thomas, the lone dissent. Justice Thomas wrote that it was the court's duty to hear such congressional redistricting challenges and that the justices had 'an obligation to resolve such challenges promptly.' It is the latest twist in a winding legal battle over whether Louisiana drew congressional districts that fairly empower all voters after the 2020 census. The case has been closely watched, given that a decision striking down Louisiana's map could affect the balance of power in the narrowly divided House of Representatives. For now, the state's latest map, which the State Legislature approved in January 2024, will remain in place. That map paved the way for a second Black Democrat, Cleo Fields, to join Representative Troy Carter, a New Orleans-area Democrat, in the state's congressional delegation. It was the first time in decades that Louisiana had elected two Black members of Congress, and allowed Democrats to pick up a second seat in the state. One-third of the state's population is Black. 'Although we hoped for a decision this term, we welcome a further opportunity to present argument to the court regarding the states' impossible task of complying with the court's voting precedents,' Liz Murrill, the Louisiana attorney general, said in a statement shared on social media. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
CBS News
6 days ago
- Politics
- CBS News
Zohran Mamdani on his primary success, reaching independent voters, and paying for his campaign promises
With the Democratic mayoral primary out of the way, candidates are shifting their attention to November's general election. Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani spoke with CBS News New York Thursday about his strategy for attracting independent voters. He said he sees his resounding success in the mayoral primary as a mandate to deliver on the Democratic socialist platform he campaigned on. "The support from New Yorkers, just in this first round, we received more votes than Eric Adams did in total in 2021, and it shows a mandate to deliver a city that New Yorkers can actually afford," he said. Zohran Mamdani's campaign promises and tax plan Mamdani's platform includes proposals like city-owned grocery stores and free buses, along with free childcare for every New Yorker aged 6 weeks-5 years. He also says he wants to freeze the rent for stabilized units. Mamdani says he will pay for his campaign proposals by raising the corporate tax and taxing top earners a flat 2%. Gov. Kathy Hochul has other plans. She is up for re-election herself next year. "I have said that I will not raise income taxes on the people of our state," Hochul said. So what's Mamdani's strategy for delivering on his promises when critics say a mayor doesn't have the authority to fulfill them? "Building the movement that brought us to this point," Mamdani said. "Ultimately, it's a sign of a different kind of politics, and I'm already hearing from colleagues in the state legislature, their excitement on delivering back to working people, and I know that there's a hunger for these very proposals." So how does he plan to reach those independent voters, or ones who shy away from the word "socialism?" "You know, we won a number of neighborhoods that Donald Trump won," Mamdani said. "And yet, we won them by focusing on a message of affordability, because it is a message that binds all New Yorkers. And I've actually found that it's just as compelling to independents and Republicans as it is to Democrats." "Ultimately, I'm confident of winning this race" Mamdani said he appreciated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's congratulatory call on primary election night. "I told him what I've told New Yorkers since, which is that my focus is in bringing our party back together, and leading this entire city, no matter whether a New Yorker voted for me, or voted for Governor Cuomo, or didn't vote at all out of frustration of a broken political system. I am going to represent them, and I want to lead them too," Mamdani said. Cuomo says he's weighing his options for running as an independent. This comes as Mayor Eric Adams officially launched his campaign Thursday as an independent. Adams is already taking shots at Mamdani's progressive platform. "This is not a city where you use idealism to state you're giving everything to everyone for free. There's no dignity in someone giving you everything for free. There's dignity in giving you a job," Adams said. So does Mamdani want Cuomo to run in the general election as an independent, since Cuomo may split votes with Adams? "Ultimately, I'm confident of winning this race no matter who's running in it, because what we've seen is that we're bringing people back to the Democratic party, and we're stitching together a coalition that Eric Adams himself had in 2021. But we're going beyond it, and we're going to actually for that coalition, as opposed to betray them in the manner that he has," Mamdani said. Mamdani said he's spoken with Democratic leaders from across the country, including Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. So what does he think the future of the Democratic party should look like? "I think it should look like anyone who is focused on working people. Because ultimately that was what made me proud to become a Democrat, and so many Americans feel the same way, and yet for quite a while have felt as though we've left our roots, we've left our focus, and it's time to come back to that," Mamdani said.
