RRR land compensation may touch ₹1.2 crore an acre

Farmers affected by Telangana's Regional Ring Road (RRR) project may receive higher land compensation if revised land values are approved instead of the 2022 registration rates.

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Revised proposal for Choutuppal may influence payouts elsewhere

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Hyderabad: Farmers affected by the Regional Ring Road (RRR) project in Telangana could receive significantly higher compensation if authorities approve revised land values instead of relying on 2022 registration rates. A proposal to pay up to ₹1.20 crore per acre for select lands near the Hyderabad–Vijayawada National Highway in Choutuppal Municipality has raised expectations among landowners.

The northern stretch of the RRR will pass through 24 villages across five mandals in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. The 59.33-km stretch requires acquisition of nearly 1,795 acres. Surveys have been completed in Yadagirigutta and Turkapally mandals, while compensation has already begun in some locations. Farmers have opposed compensation based on registration values prevailing when land acquisition notifications were issued in 2022.

Current payouts range from ₹12 lakh to ₹25 lakh per acre in rural areas and ₹14 lakh to ₹84 lakh per acre in urban locations, depending on location and land classification. Landowners argue that market values have risen sharply over the past four years. Farmers in Turkapally have sought higher compensation through arbitration, while landowners in Choutuppal have also approached the authorities, citing rapid appreciation in land prices along the national highway corridor.

Officials said registration values in some locations have increased from ₹25.20 lakh per acre in 2022 to ₹32.80 lakh, while certain survey numbers are now valued at ₹73.23 lakh per acre. Based on these revisions, authorities are examining a proposal to increase compensation to up to ₹1.20 crore per acre for select lands in Choutuppal Municipality.

The proposal, however, is yet to be approved. Revised compensation will have to be determined through arbitration and subsequently cleared by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) before higher payouts can be made. If approved, the revised compensation could become a benchmark for farmers in other RRR-affected areas seeking payouts linked to current land values rather than historical registration rates.

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