(1) After the publication of declaration under sub—section
(1) of section 5, the competent authority shall decide the loss of crop income, compensation of trees and other losses from the land mentioned therein for the period of laying of Water, Gas or Drainage Pipelines in the following manner :-
(a) Any unirrigated land shall be considered as single cropped and irrigated land shall be considered as double cropped. If no crops are taken in last three years, the land shall be deemed as "fallow land" and the loss of crop income shall not be calculated for such land.
In other cases, the loss of crop income shall be calculated as follows :- Calculation of Crop Income = Standard Outcome of Crop X Minimum Support price of crop X 2
(b) The compensation of trees shall be calculated based on the opinion of Forest/Horticulture Department.
(2) In addition to the compensation as referred under rule (1), if any, the compensation shall be payable at the rate of Ten Percent of the value of that land on the date of publication of the declaration under sub-section (1) of section 5. The value of the land shall be determined following the same procedures and guidelines, as are followed while acquiring the land under the Act of 2013, mentioned in rule 3.
8. Computation of compensation amount. (1) The State Government or the Corporation shall, after setting off the amount which has been already deposited in accordance with sub-rule (1) of rule 5, deposit the compensation amount determined under Rule 7 to the Competent Authority by cheque within the period of thirty days from the date of declaration under sub-section (1) of section 5.
(2) If the amount of compensation is not deposited within thirty days, the State Government or the Corporation, as the case may be, shall be liable to pay interest thereon at the rate of nine percent per annum from the date on which the compensation had to be deposited till the date of the actual deposit: and at the rate of 15 percent per annum after lapse of one year.
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