Before the Reliance Dadri Power Project could have squirmed out of controversies, the Mayawati government has applied brakes on its Special Economic Zone (SEZ) project in Noida as well.
The government on Thursday forwarded a report to the Central government specifying that the 1,200 acres of land -- which was to be acquired by Reliance Dhirubhai Ambani Industries owned by Anil Ambani for this SEZ in Noida -- was not contiguous, which was against the Government of India guidelines for SEZs. At its second cabinet meeting held on Thursday, the Mayawati government also set up a high level committee headed by the Industrial Development Commissioner (IDC) to re-evaluate each and every proposal of Mulayam government relating to SEZ and High-Tech City projects before taking any decision on them.
The UP Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh said on Thursday that from now on the land deals for SEZs would be done directly between the investor and the farmer so as to avoid Singur-like situation. He clarified that the case of Reliance came before the cabinet since it had been cleared by the cabinet in the previous government.
It may be recalled that this multi-product SEZ project of Reliance Industries -- approved by the Mulayam government -- was to be developed on 2,500 acres of land in Noida. Since all projects to be developed on more than 1,000 acres of land, required government approval, this project too was cleared in a meeting of the UP state cabinet.
According to sources, the land was to be given to Reliance Industries on lease – where Reliance One World Ltd was to set-up its multi-product economic zone, which had also received the approval of the Noida Authority Board.
Sources in the Industries department say that on August 17 last year - the Noida Authority Board had invited bids for the project under the state government's policy on special economic zone.
On August 22, a consortium of Reliance One World Ltd, Reliance Energy Ltd and Reliance Infocomm Infrastructure Pvt Ltd. submitted a proposal for setting up a multi-product economic zone on 2,500 acres of land in Noida.
The Noida Board Authority on September 1 had accepted the proposal with some modifications and had forwarded it for government approval that came in next 10 days.
---------Financial express webpage
The government on Thursday forwarded a report to the Central government specifying that the 1,200 acres of land -- which was to be acquired by Reliance Dhirubhai Ambani Industries owned by Anil Ambani for this SEZ in Noida -- was not contiguous, which was against the Government of India guidelines for SEZs. At its second cabinet meeting held on Thursday, the Mayawati government also set up a high level committee headed by the Industrial Development Commissioner (IDC) to re-evaluate each and every proposal of Mulayam government relating to SEZ and High-Tech City projects before taking any decision on them.
The UP Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh said on Thursday that from now on the land deals for SEZs would be done directly between the investor and the farmer so as to avoid Singur-like situation. He clarified that the case of Reliance came before the cabinet since it had been cleared by the cabinet in the previous government.
It may be recalled that this multi-product SEZ project of Reliance Industries -- approved by the Mulayam government -- was to be developed on 2,500 acres of land in Noida. Since all projects to be developed on more than 1,000 acres of land, required government approval, this project too was cleared in a meeting of the UP state cabinet.
According to sources, the land was to be given to Reliance Industries on lease – where Reliance One World Ltd was to set-up its multi-product economic zone, which had also received the approval of the Noida Authority Board.
Sources in the Industries department say that on August 17 last year - the Noida Authority Board had invited bids for the project under the state government's policy on special economic zone.
On August 22, a consortium of Reliance One World Ltd, Reliance Energy Ltd and Reliance Infocomm Infrastructure Pvt Ltd. submitted a proposal for setting up a multi-product economic zone on 2,500 acres of land in Noida.
The Noida Board Authority on September 1 had accepted the proposal with some modifications and had forwarded it for government approval that came in next 10 days.
---------Financial express webpage