Kohima, January 28 (MExN): The National Highways & Infrastructure Development Company Ltd. (NHIDCL), Regional Office Kohima, organised a field-level training workshop on “Land Acquisition for National Highways and payment of compensation through the BhoomiRashi portal” at Hotel Vivor, Kohima, on January 28.
Accordingly, the workshop was organised for field-level officers of district administrations, State PWD officials, NHIDCL staff and other State Government officials involved in land acquisition processes.
Domain experts from MoRTH and NHIDCL Regional Office Aizawl—Col Rajendra Kumar Swain, Consultant (Land Acquisition), MoRTH; Mohd Salman, Senior Manager (IT), MoRTH; and Ruhul Amin Choudhury, Senior Manager, NHIDCL RO Mizoram—were invited to impart understanding of the National Highways Act, 1956, the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013, the recently launched BhoomiRashi portal for payment of land compensation, and practical aspects of land acquisition.
The sessions also covered determination of land compensation, land mutation and land lease processes for National Highways, with reference to practices followed in neighboring States such as Mizoram.
A presentation on the Nagaland Land (Requisition and Acquisition) Act, 1965 and other relevant land laws in Nagaland was delivered by Kevingoto Kulnu, Revenue Officer, Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Kohima.
At the outset, R P Singh, Executive Director (Projects), NHIDCL Regional Office Kohima, welcomed the Chief Guest, Kesonyu Vhome, IAS, Commissioner and Secretary, Works and Housing Department, Government of Nagaland, the Guest of Honour, Dr Zasekoulie Chusi, IAS, Commissioner and Secretary, Land Revenue Department, Government of Nagaland, and all participants.
Designed as a capacity-building and awareness exercise, the workshop deliberated on provisions of the National Highways Act, 1956, RFCTLARR Act, 2013 and other Central laws, comparing them with Nagaland’s land acquisition laws to identify areas of convergence and divergence. Interactive sessions enabled participants to address field-level challenges and exchange practical issues related to land acquisition.
