The Karnataka government's Bengaluru Business Corridor - Phase 2 project proposed two decades ago has been slowed down repeatedly because of funding challenges, legal disputes, compensation issues, and pending land notifications. The phase 2 includes a 52 km stretch designated as a Major Arterial Road connecting Hosur Road with Tumakuru Road through key arterial routes such as Bannerghatta, Kanakapura, Mysuru, and Magadi Road.
The project was revived in early 2025 when HUDCO approved a Rs 27,000 crore loan, positioning itself as the principal financier for the Bengaluru Business Corridor project (Phase 1 and Phase 2), previously known as Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) project.
However, the Bengaluru Business Corridor-2 project’s progress has since been hindered by disputes over land acquisition and disagreements regarding its alignment. The project requires around 1,400 acres and is encountering opposition from local landowners and residents for acquiring roughly 250 acres.
The preliminary notifications for PRR-II were released in December 2005 and November 2006, followed by the final notification in July 2011.
The first dispute over the Bengaluru Business Corridor-2 stems from two different alignments proposed by the BDA in 2005 and 2006. In the alignment planned in 2005, Madavara was to be connected with Magadi Road. The preliminary notification for acquisition was issued too. In 2006, it was revised to run from Madanayakanahalli to Magadi Road to ease traffic on Tumakuru Road, but the earlier notification was never cancelled.
In 2025, the BDA issued notices for both alignments, impacting around 250 acres where residents have since built houses. This led to confusion and protests, including demonstrations over power cuts to affected properties. In January 2025, about 200 landowners protested at the BDA’s Kengeri office after BESCOM, acting on BDA’s orders, disconnected electricity supply to homes deemed unauthorised along the Bengaluru Business Corridor-2 alignment.
The second dispute started between 2014 and 2022 when six petitions challenged BDA’s land acquisition for the Peripheral Ring Road-II (PRR-II) project in Kannahalli, Machohalli (Bengaluru North), and Sulikere (Bengaluru North), alleging procedural lapses and diversion of land for a private layout. In January 2025, the Karnataka High Court (Justice E.S. Indiresh) noted that 8.35 km of the 10.35 km road was already built, dismissing the petitions and upholding the land acquisition. But, it strongly criticised the BDA for issuing a 2015 work order for a private layout despite the earlier land-acquisition notifications.
In August 2025, the BDA got an approval from the state government for its proposal to develop six new layouts along Bengaluru Business Corridor-2 between Tumakuru Road and Hosur Road via Magadi Road, Mysuru Road, and Kanakapura Road to compensate land losers to the road project.
By November 2025, 10 kilometres (321 acres) of the alignment passing through Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout (NPKL) was completed and the land losers were compensated with 40 percent of developed land in the NPKL layout and 60 percent cash component as part of their compensation package.
The remaining 43 kilometres will now be developed in two segments: a 35-kilometre stretch from Hosur Road to Mysuru Road, and an 8-kilometre stretch from Magadi Road to Tumakuru Road. Land losers for the road projects and these layouts will be compensated in these layouts.
The 10.75-km major arterial road (MAR) connecting Magadi Road and Mysuru Road is scheduled for inauguration by the end of March 2026.
Demand/Contention of the Affected Community
Complaint against procedural violations
Other Demand/Contention of the Affected Community
Region Classification
Rural
Type of Land
Common and Private
Non-Forest (Other than Grazing Land)
What was the action taken by the police?
How many people did the police detain or arrest?
What is the current status of the detained/accused persons?
Did the person face any violence while in police custody?
If any arrests took place, were the accused persons produced before a judge within 24 hours of the arrest?
If the accused was not produced before a magistrate within 24 hours, or not produced at all, what were the reasons?
Legislation under which the accused was charged
Was the accused person informed of their right to legal representation? Did the accused person have access to legal aid?
In cases where the accused person approached the court for bail, was bail granted?
Why was bail granted or rejected? If granted, what were the bail conditions and quantum of bail?
Details of sources (names of accused, names and numbers of any lawyers, names of any police officers contacted)
Status of Project
Project underway despite protests
Original Project Deadline
Whether the Project has been Delayed
Yes
Significance of Land to Land Owners/Users
Whether the project was stalled due to land conflict
Yes
Source/Reference
The 52-km Bengaluru Business Corridor-2 (earlier Peripheral Ring Road-2) project is facing land acquisition issues from landowners of a major portion along its proposed path. <https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2025/Mar/18/land-acquisition-trouble-for-52-km-bengaluru-business-corridor-2-project> The 73-km Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) was in cold storage for nearly two decades because of funding issues. <https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/hudco-to-be-primary-funder-of-prr-tendering-in-6-months-3263623>
Total investment involved (in Crores):
₹
Type of investment:
Year of Estimation
Has the Conflict Ended?
No
When did it end?
Why did the conflict end?
Categories of Legislations Involved in the Conflict
Land Acquisition Laws, Land Acquisition Laws, Other
Legislations/Policies Involved
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Whether claims/objections were made as per procedure in the relevant statute
Yes
What was the claim(s)/objection(s) raised by the community?
What was the Decision of the Concerned Government Department?
Legal Processes and Loopholes Enabling the Conflict:
Controversial land acquisition by the government
Use of old/outdated laws
Lack of legal protection over land rights
Legal Status:
In Court
Status of Case In Court
Disposed
Whether any adjudicatory body was approached
Name of the adjudicatory body
Name(s) of the Court(s)
Karnataka High Court
Case Number
W.P. No. 61154 of 2014, W.P. No. 50948/2016,W.P. No. 14510/2018,W.P. No. 1201/2020 W.P. No. 8235/2021,W.P. No. 26090/2022
Main Reasoning/Decision of court
Major Human Rights Violations Related to the Conflict:
Whether criminal law was used against protestors:
Reported Details of the Violation:
Date of Violation
Location of Violation
Government Departments Involved in the Conflict:
Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA); Bengaluru Business Corridor Ltd (BBCL) - Special Purpose Vehicle(SPV); Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO)
PSUs Involved in the Conflict:
Did LCW Approach Government Authorities for Comments?
No
Name, Designation and Comment of the Government Authorities Approached
Corporate Parties Involved in the Conflict:
STUP Consultants (now Assystem)
Did LCW Approach Corporate Parties for Comments?
No
Communities/Local Organisations in the Conflict:
What was the action taken by the police?
How many people did the police detain or arrest?
What is the current status of the detained/accused persons?
Did the person face any violence while in police custody?
If any arrests took place, were the accused persons produced before a judge within 24 hours of the arrest?
If the accused was not produced before a magistrate within 24 hours, or not produced at all, what were the reasons?
Legislation under which the accused was charged
Was the accused person informed of their right to legal representation? Did the accused person have access to legal aid?
In cases where the accused person approached the court for bail, was bail granted?
Why was bail granted or rejected? If granted, what were the bail conditions and quantum of bail?
Were there any other notable irregularities that took place, or other significant details?
Asmita Sutar is an Architect and Urban Planner passionate about shaping sustainable communities through research and grassroots engagement. She also serves as an Assistant Professor in Urban and Regional Planning, bringing academic insight to her multidisciplinaryapproach.
As a State Researcher from Karnataka, Asmita investigates land and planning issues through the lenses of equity, governance, and community rights, with a focus on bridging the gap between policy and lived realities in India’s urban and rural landscapes.
