The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) had razed 1,428 houses and 75 shops in July 2017, at Sahakarnagar to develop housing settlement in the area on a publicprivate partnership (PPP) model. 1,428 households were removed from this land in 2017 and they were promised of resettlement on the same plot. Violence between groups of people occurred in the disputed land over the uncertainty of their housing. Some people threw stones during the confrontation. The police was called and reached the spot to bring the situation under control. An offence was registered against 17 persons regarding the incident. However, a PIL by Jignesh Pandya filed by advocate Amit Panchal claimed that the 48,259 square metre land in TP Scheme No 22 in Tandalja in Vadodara city has been a recognized waterbody since 1952. The PIL urged the High Court that the Gujarat State government and Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) should be restrained from constructing 1,400 houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna on the lake. No development has taken place on the site apart from clearing the debris that was left behind after the razing drive. The residents of the slums here are being paid a rent of Rs 2,000 per family. In May 2018, a commotion took place between residents of area stating there was no sign of getting their houses yet. The matter is pending in Court.
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Gujarat State Government, Vadodara Municipal Corporation
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Cube Construction Engineering Ltd
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Land Acquisition Laws
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Non-rehabilitation of displaced people
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