CONTENT: Forewordv Acknowledgements vii List of Tables xii List of Boxes, Figures, and Maps xiii Abbreviations xvi 1. Overview of the Report by Runa Sarkar1 SECTION I LAND MARKETS IN INDIA 2. Land Markets in India: Distortions and Issues by Sebastian Morris andAjay Pandey 13 3. Security of Title to Land in Urban Areas by Swati Ramanathan 20 4. Land-dominated Approach to Water Policy: Influence, Effects, and Relevance by R. Maria Saleth; Annexure by Mandar Kagade and Shalaka Patil 29 SECTION II LAND ACQUISITION: POLICY AND PROCESSES 5. Evolution of Political Economy of Land Acquisition by Sanjukta Ray and Shreemoyee Patra 41 6. Eminent Domain Powers: Rationale, Abuse, and Way Forward by Nirmal Mohanty; Boxes by Mandar Kagade and Nitin Desai 44 7. Regulatory and Policy Regime of Land Acquisition: A State-level Perspective by Videh Upadhyay and Chandrima Sinha; Box by K. Balagopal 51 8. Land Acquisition Process for National Highways: Issues and Recommendations by V.K. Sharma and Tarun Choudhary 62 9. Obtaining Forest Clearances under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 by CD. Singh 66 10. Use of Eminent Domain: Process and Its Critique by Tarun Choudhary; Box by Ramakrishna Nallathiga 73 SECTION III COMPENSATION AND R&R 11. Compensation and R&R: Current Issues and Proposed Reforms by Tarun Choudhary 83 12. Framework for Evaluation of Land Acquisitions in India: Sustainable Development Perspective by T.L. Raghu Ram and Ram Kumar Kakani 90 13. Resettlement Entitlements: Moral Economy of Land Rights and Beyond by Jyotsna Bapat 97 14. Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policies: A Comparison of National and Multilateral Agency Policies and Issues in Implementation by Ashok Emani 103 15. Land for Infrastructure Development: Livelihoods and Fair Compensation by Sankar Datta, Vijay Mahajan, and Ashok Kumar Singha; Box by Shreemoyee Patra 111 16. Sustainable Rehabilitation Interventions through Community Engagement by Rumjhum Chatterjee123 SECTION IV LAND ACQUISITION EXPERIENCES 17. Insights into Land Acquisition Experiences of Private Businesses in India by Ram Kumar Kakani, Tata L. Raghu Ram, and Nutan Shashi Tigga 135 18. Land Acquisition for Railway Projects-Two Case Studies by Sanjiv Garg 143 19. Forest Land Diversion: Balancing Development and Conservation through Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 by C.D. Singh 148 20. Land Acquisition for Container Terminal at Cochin Port by Beena Mahadevan 157 21. Land Evacuation, Resettlement and Rehabilitation: Lessons from the Delhi International Airport by Manisha Gulati 160 SECTION V OVERCOMING LAND CONSTRAINTS IN URBAN PLANNING 22. Integrated Townships as a Policy Response to Changing Supply and Demand Dynamics of Urban Growth by Ravikant Joshi 167 23. Reforming Urban Land Management in Gujarat by Bimal Patel, Shirley Ballaney, C.K. Koshy, and Matthias Nohn 176 24. Using the 'Development Plan-Town Planning Scheme' Mechanism to Appropriate Land and 1Build Urban Infrastructure by Shirley Ballaney and Bimal Patel; Box by B.R. Balachandran 190 25. Land Saving Technology and Systems for Urban Infrastructure by Samantha Bastian, Dhiraj Shetty, and G. Raghuram205 SECTION VI LEVERAGING LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT 26. Unlocking Land Values to Finance Urban Infrastructure: Land-based Financing Options for Cities by George E. Peterson 213 27. Potential of Land and Land Based Instruments for Infrastructure Development in Urban Areas by Ramakruhna. Nallathiga 218 28. Charges on Land and Development Rights as a Financing Resource for Urban Development by Vidyadhar K. Phatak 227 29. Financing Infrastructure for Railways using Railway Land by Sanjiv Garg235 30. Lessons from Leveraging Land: A Case of Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor by G. Raghumm and Satyam Shivam Sundaram 241 SECTION VII INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN MANAGING LAND 31. Land-related Rights, Land Markets, and Institutional Framework: A Review of International Experiences by Piyush Tiwari 251 32. Land Administration in Countries with State Ownership of Land by Biswanath Debnath and Tarun Choudhary 260 REPORT ANNEXURE 33. The Infrastructure Sector in India, 2008 by Manisha Gulati 267