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October 19, 2016
October 19, 2016
Updated on
October 19, 2016
Nadsal, Hejamady, Nandikuru and Palimar
Udupi
Renewable Power
This project is a SEZ project to manaufacture Wind Turbines.
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Land Area Affected (in Hectares)
Starting Year
In 2006, Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) acquired around 641.915 acres of land in Nadsal, Hejamady, Nandikuru and Palimar villages in Udupi district for turbine maker Suzlon Energy Limited to build windmills in these villages. However, over the years, the land changed hands to Synefra Engineering and Construction Limited and from them to Aspen Infra Limited. Notably, the villages were also been identified as Special Economic Zones since 2007. In 2016, it was reported that Aspen Infra Limited was attempting to sell around 147 acres of the acquired land to a bidder. Land owners who had lost their land alleged that KIADB acquired excess land than required and that frequent changes in ownership had led to largescale fraud. This was also echoed by social activists Lolaksha and Vidya Dinker, who highlighted how 641 acres of land were acquired by KIADB for Suzlon despite the latter's 'official' requirement of 150 acres as was publicly stated. It was also brought to attention that nearly 500 acres of land had remained unutilised. In a 2016 report, Lolaksha informed that Suzlon R and R Colony Abhivruddhi Samiti had lodged a protest against the proposed sale by Aspen Infra Limited via a letter to Rathna Prabha, additional chief secretary, Department of Industries and Commerce. They demanded that all vacant lands should be returned to their original owners under the 'zameen wapsi' (land return) scheme. Further, criticising the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966, as a legal instrument to facilitate land grabs, the activists demanded immediate repeal of the law and for the state government to publish a white paper delineating various land allotments to the SEZs in the state. From May 2428, 2019, LCW spoke to several members of the Dalit Sangharsh Samiti with the help of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha who reiterated their relentless demand for the return of the excess land acquired.
Complaint against procedural violations
Demand to get back acquired land
Return of excess land acquired for the project
Rural
Both
Total investment involved (in Crores):
₹
1000
Type of investment:
Investment Made
Year of Estimation
Page Number In Investment Document:
Has the Conflict Ended?
When did it end?
Why did the conflict end?
Categories of Legislations Involved in the Conflict
Central/State Government Policy, Land Acquisition Laws, Other, Case Laws
Legislations/Policies Involved
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Whether claims/objections were made as per procedure in the relevant statute
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:
Legal Status:
Out of Court
Status of Case In Court
Whether any adjudicatory body was approached
Name of the adjudicatory body
Name(s) of the Court(s)
Case Number
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:
The local people have lost their homes, cultivable farms and have not been rehabilitated.
Date of Violation
Location of Violation
Nature of Protest
Development of a network or collective
Government Departments Involved in the Conflict:
Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board
PSUs Involved in the Conflict:
Did LCW Approach Government Authorities for Comments?
Name, Designation and Comment of the Government Authorities Approached
Corporate Parties Involved in the Conflict:
Suzlon Infrastructure Limited, M/s. Synefra Engineering & Construction Limited
Did LCW Approach Corporate Parties for Comments?
Communities/Local Organisations in the Conflict:
Suzlon R&R Colony Abhivruddhi Samithi; Manava Hakku Parishath, Mangaluru; Dalith Sangarsh Samithi
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