NewsKarnataka – Mysore

Mysore: “The farmers will be compensated four times the market value, in Mysore district on the lines of Mangalore assured the Assistant Commissioner, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), Ashok said on Thursday June 5.

Addressing a meeting at the DC’s office, to discuss the compensation to be distributed to displaced farmers, for the lands being acquired by the Corporation towards the laying of gas pipeline on Mangalore-Hassan-Mysore-Solur route, Ashok said measures would be initiated to grant relief to farmers like in Mangalore.

He stated that the process was underway to acquire 127 acres of land comprising 23 villages in K R Nagar taluk in the district.

In the case of crop loss due to acquirement, the Corporation had fixed compensation of Rs 2,000 per quintal of watermelon, Rs 1,612 for tobacco, Rs 4,928 for ginger, and Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 per coconut tree, he asserted.

However earlier K R Nagar MLA Mahesh had alleged that it was unfair on the part of the Corporation to launch acquisition process without providing relief to farmers.

He demanded the authorities concerned to fix the compensation on the lines of Mangalore and distribute the same only after confirming the rightful owner of the land through right to tenancy certificate (RTC) or family tree.