An Indian farmer who’s land is now deep under tarmac, is struggling to keep him and his family fed as officials are yet to compensate him for the land they acquired.
The new Buddh International Circuit, which is nearing completion for the inaugural Indian Grand Prix in a handful of months time, has cost over £230 million ($400m) to construct, yet the promised payment of £9,000 ($14,500) per ‘bigha’ is yet to materialise for Vijender Singh.
He gave up a total of 6.5 bigha (about 95,000 sq.ft), valued at just under £60,000 ($100k).
According to Singh, he spends much of his time chasing the developers, the Jaypee Group, but three years of chasing later, he is nowhere nearer to seeing the much needed compensation.
“It’s a difficult time for my family,” he told the Hindustan Times. “My sons are doing odd jobs and I spend much of my time chasing officials for the compensation.
“Millions are being spent to build a race circuit, but a small farmer like me is struggling to get his legitimate dues,” added Vijender.
“Had I got my dues, I would have invested the money in some business.”
