Overview
- The Greater Bengaluru Development Authority issued a final notification to acquire 518.45 acres in three Bidadi villages, a development published on June 12 that begins the first phase of land take for the proposed township.
- GBDA says review hearings produced over 80% assent from landowners, but farmer leaders dispute the math and accuse officials of counting survey numbers instead of total landholdings and of misleading the public.
- Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy has pledged legal action and vowed to back farmers, and nearly 40 farmers’ organisations have planned a mass protest and a June 16 meeting to coordinate court filings and street mobilisation.
- Officials say notifications were issued under the Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Act and compensation and interim livelihood support will follow under the RFCTLARR Act, 2013 with payments of ₹25,000–₹50,000 reported for affected land parcels.
- The notified 518 acres are the opening tranche of a much larger plan for a multi‑thousand‑acre, AI‑enabled Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township that the state says will create jobs and ease city congestion, a claim that has sharpened political stakes and public scrutiny.