Bidadi Township Project: Final notification for acquiring lands sets stage for farmers-government standoff (opens original article in a new tab)

Protesting farmers in Bidadi plan legal action against the government's land acquisition for the GBDA project, citing lack of 80% farmer consent and threatening livelihoods, while the government proceeds with the project aiming to create a futuristic township.

• Protesting farmers plan legal action against GBDA for not obtaining 80% consent for land acquisition
• GBDA issued final notification to acquire 518.45 acres across three villages for Bidadi Township project
• Farmers allege government is converting fertile land into urban area, threatening their livelihoods
• Project aims to build AI-powered Work-Live-Play Township to decongest Bengaluru and create jobs
• Farmers' groups will meet on June 16 to coordinate opposition efforts