Farmers up in arms against land acquisition for Bengaluru’s SWIFT City
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Farmers up in arms against land acquisition for Bengaluru’s SWIFT City

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Many farmers from villages in Sarjapur hobli of Anekal taluk have received notices from Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board stating that their lands will be acquired for industrial purposes. The board is set to acquire 1,050 acres of land for the state government’s ambitious SWIFT City in Sarjapur. We get water at a depth of 300 ft even now.’’ Devaraju and other farmers from B Hosahalli received notices from KIADB in October last. Farmers plan meeting in B’luru on Jan 4 Kiran Kumar, who got a notice 20 days ago, said, “I have 2.5 acres of land where I grow vegetables and roses with water from my borewell and nearby lakes. We have staged a protest thrice and we are ready even for a legal fight.’’ Swaroop Reddy, joint secretary, Bharatiya Kisan Sangha, Anekal unit, said over 700 farmers from eight villages have received land acquisition notices.

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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The Hindu  

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