The Anand Municipal Corporation has been leasing a 1532.65 sq. meter plot (TP1, Plots 100, 101, 103, 104) near the Anand Railway Station to the Railways for ₹1 per year for the last nine years. The lease agreement has expired and the Railway department has attempted to renew the agreement...
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at the same token rate but is now seeking a large amount of rent through a tender process. The Municipal Corporation rejected the initial request for a new lease at ₹1, but the Railways proceeded with the tender process and awarded the contract to a third party, despite not receiving any formal permission from the Municipal Corporation. The Anand Municipal Corporation has stated that they have not granted any permission to the Railway department for the tender process and that they will take necessary steps in the coming days.