Chandigarh, January 5 – The Haryana Government has appointed District Revenue Officers as Competent Authorities for Land Acquisition (CALA) and Divisional Commissioners as Arbitrators for land acquisition related to Special Railway Projects in the State, in accordance with the Railways Act, 1989, as amended in 2008.
The information was shared by Financial Commissioner Revenue & Disaster Management Department, Dr. Sumita Misra, here today.
As per the issued instruction, the District Revenue Officer, Ambala, has been appointed as Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA), while the Divisional Commissioner, Ambala, will act as Arbitrator for land acquisition cases in Ambala district. Similarly, District Revenue Officers of Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal and Kurukshetra have been appointed as CALA in their respective districts, with the concerned Divisional Commissioners designated as Arbitrator.
