Farmers and land owners in Bhuvanahalli and six other villages in Tumkur district have opposed the price quoted by the district administration as compensation for the Hassan airport project, which is a joint venture between the Government of Karnataka and Jupiter Aviation Private Limited on a Build Own Operate Transfer (BOOT) model. The project was first mooted by the Central Public Works Department in 1960, with a land notification being issued in 1969, but there was no progress. It was later revived in 20062007 by former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda in the interest of the region's farming sector. The district authorities had acquired 536 acres of land across the seven villages of Bhuvanahalli, Sankenahalli, Lakshmisagara, Thendihalli, Davalapura and G Milanahalli on the outskirts of the city in 2007 and handed it over to Jupiter Aviation.  The Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) needs additional 200 acres for the project. KIADB claims that 254 acres of land in four parcels have already been notified for the airport project over 12 years. At a meeting between the farmers and the district administration on July 17, 2018, the farmers said they would give up their land for the airport only if the airport authorities provide employment to the local people and pay INR 2 crore per acre as compensation. The district officials, however, offered them a maximum compensation of INR 32 lakh per acre. The farmers claimed that some qualified youths from the village wanted to apply for jobs at the airport but were denied entry by the airport authority. When LCW approached Special Land Acquisition Officer Arun Kumar for comments on the issue, he said he would not be able to share any information since he is not the concerned officer anymore. LCW then tried to contact another Special Land Acquisition Officer, Suresh Kumar, who said he had recently joined the post and was not aware of the issue. In March 2021, it was reported that the work on the airport could potentially begin within a year as the hurdles in the longstanding project were in the process of being cleared. Additional Chief Secretary Kapil Mohan visited the land in Boovanahalli village acquired for the airport and stated, "At present, we are concentrating on clearing the hurdles. At least 23 kilometres of the radius of the airport should be clear for flight operations. The power supply lines are being shifted. In June 2021, the Karnataka Cabinet formally approved the construction of the domestic airport at a revised investment of INR 194 crore.