The state government has revised the compensation policy for owners who part with their agricultural or non-agricultural land for constructing high-power electricity transmission lines. The move is expected to expedite transmission projects that have been delayed because of land issues.

The state cabinet approved a new policy on Wednesday in which the rate of compensation has been doubled and linked to ready reckoner and market prices. The high-power transmission lines have two major components—towers and hanging wires—that affect the land below. They carry power from generation centres to the substations from where it is passed on to consumers. The corridors pass through difficult terrain, farms, urban and rural pockets.