Mysuru, Nov. 7 -- Rising land rates prompt landowners to demand additional compensation

The Mysuru Development Authority's (MDA) ambitious plan to develop a major housing township at Bommenahalli has run into a hurdle, with landowners reluctant to accept the proposed 50:50 land-sharing arrangement. Some have demanded an additional cash compensation of Rs. 10 lakh per acre.

The MDA has initiated the process of developing the Bommenahalli Township housing project in Yelwal hobli of Mysuru taluk, under Nagawala Gram Panchayat, covering nearly 2,000 acres.

The project is proposed to be implemented under a 50:50 farmer participation model, under which landowners who surrender their land will receive 50 percent of the developed sites without...