BENGALURU: Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil has said that another meeting will be called after October 25 to discuss the acquisition of 1,777 acres of land for Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) in Channarayapatna hobli of Devanahalli taluk.
He said, “A meeting with representatives of farmers and the government, held at Khanija Bhavan, failed to produce any results. It is noted that people of 13 villages have been opposing the land acquisition”.
Farmer leaders Baiyareddy, Chukki Nanjundaswamy and others, who attended the meeting, opposed the land acquisition. “Preliminary notification which has been issued in this regard should be cancelled. The lives of hundreds of farmers’ families depend on this land”, Nanjundaswamy said.
The minister also told farmers’ representatives that the issue will be discussed with the chief minister in case the intended meeting after October 25 also fails.
Patil explained that there is a provision to provide 10,800 sqft of land to farmers as compensation for every acre developed by KIADB and the same can be used by them for commercial purposes. The minister also clarified that the KIADB is in the process of acquiring lands not only in the vicinity of Devanahalli, but across the state, to facilitate the growth of industries.
Industries Department Principal Secretary S Selvakunar, State Finance Commission chairman C Narayanaswamy, Bengaluru Rural District Commissioner Dr Shivashankar, and KIADB CEO Mahesh were present. (ANI)