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The Singur protests have unfortunately become a bad precedent in the history of India’s motor industry. Such a stalemate should be avoided in future. To emerge victorious in their projects, industrialists need a three-pronged strategy involving a precise estimation of the land required for their projects, a call for seeking the opinion of the people before any land acquisition and an accurate fixing of rates for the land. First, industrialists should look into the land requirement for their projects.

A proper estimation of the land required for the projects will definitely remove any unnecessary burden from the heads of businessmen. Second, project developers should seek the opinion of the people before acquiring the land. This will probably prevent any protest or agitation against the projects later on. And, above all, while obtaining the land from the owners, the correct rates should be fixed. Any underrating or overrating of the land will only lead to either the owners’ ire or the protests from some quarters.

P. S. Saravana Durai e-mail

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