Centre targets land disputes that cripple India’s infrastructure
People stand at integrated metro car depot site of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority at Kanjurmarg area in Mumbai, on Jan. 25.
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Archana Chaudhary,
, Bloomberg
NITI Aayog has crafted a new model bill in which states will guarantee the accuracy of land titles and provide compensation in case of disputes.
It would replace colonial-era laws and require states to computerize all land records, link the details of landowners to those digital records and establish tribunals to resolve all outstanding cases within three years
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Twice a day at rush hour, more than 3 million cars clog Mumbai’s streets and nearly 4 million commuters squeeze onto overcrowded trains, while a four-decade land dispute that has prevented India’s financial capital from building a modern metro system continues to simmer.