Hunger strike against land acquisition for Space Industrial Park
1 month, 1 week ago

Hunger strike against land acquisition for Space Industrial Park

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: Condemning the move to acquire land for a Space Industrial Park and Propellants’ Park, residents of Athiyakurichi and the villages surrounding Udangudi observed a one-day hunger strike. The Industries, Investment Promotion & Commerce department recently notified over 1,500 acres at Athiyakurichi village for land acquisition on behalf of Space Industrial Park and Propellants Park project. The residents have been protesting against the land acquisition for the past two months, and also staged a walk out from the collectorate during the grievance redressal meet held for land owners on February 20. The farmers appealed to the state government to stop land acquisition for the space park project and to ensure protection for agriculture, the mainstay of the region.

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Fast against land acquisition for space park
1 month, 1 week ago

Fast against land acquisition for space park

The Hindu  

Villagers, traders and political party members staged a hunger strike on Saturday opposing the acquisition of land in Udangudi town panchayat for the proposed space park project near Kulasekarapattinam. In February 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the project covering 2,333 acres, including acquisition of land from small villages near Kulasekarapattinam such as Koodal Nagar and …

Villagers stage protest against acquisition of land for ‘Space Park’ near Udangudi
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Villagers stage protest against acquisition of land for ‘Space Park’ near Udangudi

The Hindu  

Police detained 203 persons who protested on Tuesday against acquisition of land for the proposed ‘Space Park’ near Udangudi. As the State government’s TIDCO has proposed to establish the ‘Space Park’ near the upcoming Kulasekarapattinam spaceport of Indian Space Research Organisation to facilitate the ancillary units, 1,200 acres of land are being acquired for this venture at 10 villages, including …

Athiyakurichi farmers object to land acquisition for space park project
2 months, 1 week ago

Athiyakurichi farmers object to land acquisition for space park project

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: Farmers of Athiyakurichi village objected to a notification issued on January 20 to acquire 1,500 acres of land for setting up a Space Industrial Park and Propellants Park by the Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce Department. Under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial purpose Act, 1997, the collector on behalf of the department issued the notification informing …

Farmers in Thoothukudi, Kanniyakumari districts oppose acquisition of agricultural land
2 months, 1 week ago

Farmers in Thoothukudi, Kanniyakumari districts oppose acquisition of agricultural land

The Hindu  

Farmers from Udangudi staged a walkout during the grievance redress meeting at the Collectorate on Thursday, opposing the acquisition of agricultural land for forming industrial and propellent park. They added that the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. has announced the acquisition of around 1,100 acres of agricultural land in Aathiyakurichi for establishment of a space park and this would …

Farmers protest against KIADB land acquisition in Devanahalli nears 100 days
2 years, 8 months ago

Farmers protest against KIADB land acquisition in Devanahalli nears 100 days

The Hindu  

Farmers’ day-and-night protest at Channarayapatna hobli of Devanahalli taluk to save their land from acquisition by the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board is nearing 100 days. Farmers have been demanding the State government to withdraw the notification for acquiring 1,777 acres of land spread in 13 villages for an industrial project. When The Hindu visited the site on Wednesday, the …

Land dispute: Farmers of five more villages to protest
13 years, 7 months ago

Land dispute: Farmers of five more villages to protest

Hindustan Times  

After the recent protests by farmers of Ullawas, Behrampur and Ghatta, farmers of five more villages have planned to hold a massive protest across the state as the plots acquired from them have been transferred to a private company for a special economic zone. HT Image Farmers of villages Garoli Khurd, Mohammadpur, Narsinghpur, Khandsa and Harsaru held a panchayat on …

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