Land acquisition comes back to haunt farmers again

Chennai : Farmers in Gadag district who succeeded in making the government revisit its decision to acquire land for housing South Korea’s Posco Steel Company, are now facing the prospect of their land being acquired for setting up agro-based industries.

The government has decided to keep land ready in view of the Global Agri-Business Investment and Food Processing Meet 2011. This time, instead of Halligudi, over 3,800 acres in Petalur, Jantli-Shirur and Mevundi villages are proposed to be acquired. However, so far no industry has come forward to set up units in the district.