GAIL pipeline to move through the district

Mangaluru: DK deputy commissioner Sasikanth Senthil has said that the lands which will be utilized for pipeline laid by Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) will get actual market price for their lands.

Addressing the gathering at the Town Hall here DC Senthil said that GAIL will be laid between Kochi and the city via Kuttanad which will cover 35 km in the district.

The pipeline will move through Malavoor, Adyapady, Kandavara, Muloor, Addur, Mallur, Arkula, Pavoor, Kenjar, Thokur, Meramajalu,Kairangala, Balepuni, Kurnadu and some other villages.

The DC said that discussions will be held with GAIL and the Government to provide the best compensation to farmers.

The DC said that he will be holding a few meetings with the individual families affected by this project and also assure that no building located on the path of the pipeline will be demolished.

He also said that at the insistence of some farmers, certain changes have been made in the route of the pipeline.