Right of eminent domain

The new Bill makes it impossible to acquire land. One of the provisions seems to be that irrigated and double-cropped land cannot be acquired. The whole of the Punjab, much of Haryana, Western UP and the Chambal Valley in Madhya Pradesh are irrigated and double cropped. Under the new Bill no land can be acquired in the Punjab for promoting public welfare like a canal, widening a road, setting up a power plant, etc. Is this what we want to achieve?

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