Land acquisition notice
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 24 2011:
In a move to upgrade Hotel Imphal into a five-star hotel, government has initiated a land acquisition process to take over the surrounding areas of the hotel at North AOC.
A land acquisition notice for taking over lands adjacent to the hotel, Kabo Leikai and Nongpok Khul, was issued on May 20 .
The lands are to be acquired under the Land Acquisition Act 1894 which is in force in the state, the notification issued by the revenue commissioner S Sunderlal said.
The notice also directed Imphal East DC to take up the process for acquisition of pattaland in the names of around 30 individuals.
The state government plans to upgrade the only government run hotel into a five-star hotel in order to solve the problems of fooding and lodging of tourists, particularly foreigners coming to the state, an official source said.