Is there an amicable resolution to Devanahalli land acquisition row?
The Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) has been seeking to acquire land spread across 13 villages in Devanahalli taluk, where it has proposed to build a defense and aerospace park.
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The Hindu
Over the course of the last three years, a quiet resistance has snowballed into a massive agitation in Karnataka.
The Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) has been seeking to acquire land spread across 13 villages in Devanahalli taluk, where it has proposed to build a defense and aerospace park.
Is there a way out of this deadlock for the govt and farmers? We speak to Prakash Kammardi, an agricultural economist and former chairman of Karnataka Agricultural Prices Commission and B.S. Satish Kumar, Deputy Chief of Bureau.
Reporting: B.S. Satish Kumar, Nalme Nachiyar
Video: Ravichandran N
Editing: Ravichandran N
Published – July 09, 2025 08:50 pm IST