The land mafia is very active in many places and are able to acquire land from farmers and develop these as Farm land clubs perhaps with the active involvement of politicians, business men , thugs , goondas and black money holders. They acquire farm lands in bulk from farmers and develop them into clubs, convention centres and what not? They have enough of land and if the government is seriuosly after them, the required land for economic development would be available in plenty. The loss of agricultural production due to such acquisitions to the economy and the farmers is substantial and the conversion of such lands into residential plots to amass wealth has been a business in and around major cities.The so called farm land club owners dictate terms to the plot owners as if there are no laws in the country to be complied with. The urban middle class and those who are neo rich get tempted and purchase such plots and the financial savings which otherwise would have gone formally to the Financial system get vastly diverted. The loss to the economy is considerable in terms of loss of financial savings, loss of agricultural production , generation of black money and degeneration of ethics and values in the society in different ways. It is time seriuos attention is paid in the area of acquistion of huge parcels of farm lands by land Mafias operating in and around major metropolitan centres. It has become a major buisness to amass wealth through extraction and extorttion of money from people in the name of social development with social clubs, restuarants , convention centres, marriage halls etc and multiplication of investments.There seems to be no law operating to regulate the land mafiaa and farm land clubs.
Dr T V Gopalakrishnan
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