It is a battle over price of land between the State government and the farmers, whose properties are to be acquired for the construction of 4000-MW thermal power plant, at an estimated cost of Rs 20,000 crore by the National Thermal Power Corporation, near Kudagi in Basavana Bagewadi taluk in the district.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/farmers-refuse-part-land-thermal-plant
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-herald-bangalore
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-acquisition
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thermal-power-plants
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industry
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bijapur-d