The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) is planning to develop a 6,500-acre industrial estate in Saoner taluka, extending up to the Madhya Pradesh border.
Once completed, it will be larger than the existing Butibori MIDC and become the second-largest MIDC in Maharashtra by area.The proposed project is expected to generate more than 50,000 employment opportunities, but around 1,500 farmers are likely to be affected by the land acquisition process.
The District Collector’s office is expected to begin acquiring land in the coming months. From August 1, the sale, purchase and registration of land in the proposed project area are likely to be restricted, with an official land acquisition notification also expected around the same time.
The industrial township will be developed in phases, with infrastructure support from GAIL and other reputed companies.
Land will be allotted to micro, small, medium and large industries, and several leading industrial groups have already expressed interest in setting up units there.MIDC officials have stated that only fallow and uncultivated land will be acquired for the project.
However, farmers claim that the proposed acquisition area includes fertile farmland and orange orchards in villages such as Joga, Jatlapur, Malegaon and other locations near the Madhya Pradesh border. As a result, demands for higher compensation have already begun to emerge.
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