New Delhi : When we talk about the richest people in India Mukesh Ambani, The names of Gautam Adani and Tata Group often come up. However, when it comes to land, the picture is different. According to a report, various Ministries, Departments and Public Sector Undertakings of the Government of India own a total of 15531 square kilometers of land. This area is almost 10 times the total area of Delhi.
Among government institutions, the Ministry of Defense is one of the largest landlords. The Ministry of Defense is said to own approximately 18 lakh acres of land, which includes Army, Navy and Air Force camps, training areas, firing ranges and other military installations. After this, Indian Railways owns approximately 11.80 lakh acres of land, which includes railway lines, stations, colonies and other plots. Religious institutions also own large waqf properties, reportedly over 8 lakh acres.
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The Catholic Church, affiliated to Christianity, owns the largest land holdings in the country. They own millions of acres of valuable land in the form of thousands of churches, schools, colleges and hospitals across the country. In the private sector, the Godrej Group is said to own approximately 3400 acres of land at Vikhroli in Mumbai.
Sahara has 33 thousand acres
Sahara Group claims to have more than 33000 acres of land for various projects and townships across the country. Real estate giant DLF also has significant land assets and land holdings in Delhi, Haryana and other states.
Acquisition soon for Purandar Airport in Pune district
Ever since the international airport project was announced in Purandar taluka, new developments are coming up in the area every day. On the one hand, although land acquisition is going on at a fast pace, obtaining the consent of all the account holders on the 7/12 (seventeen) slope of the land before acquisition is becoming a big challenge for the administration. In many families there is a fierce dispute between sisters, brothers, cousins, aunts over land rights and the matter has reached Tehsil, Sub Divisional Officer (Province), Collector and Court.