Question : LAND ACQUISITION FOR AIR TO GROUND RANGE

(a) whether the Union Government proposes to acquire land for air to ground range of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Sriganganagar-Hanumangarh districts of Rajasthan;

(b) if so, whether IAF has completed physical verification of the land and valuation of assets and has updated the cost of land in consultation with the State Government; and

(c) if so, the details and present status thereof?

MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (SHRI A.K. ANTONY)

(a) to (c) Indian Air Force, after consultation with the State Government, has submitted a proposal for acquisition of land alongwith estimated cost of land and assets for creation of Air to Ground range in Sriganganagar-Hanumangarh districts of Rajasthan.