Mysuru: On Sept. 30, 2020, the State Government issued a circular instructing all Local Bodies including Urban Development Authorities and Planning Authorities not to directly acquire agricultural land from landowners.
The circular, issued by then Under Secretary C.S. Shivakumaraswamy of the Urban Development Department, stated that it is not appropriate from a planning perspective for local bodies and Urban Development Authorities to directly acquire agricultural land for road development without converting the land and obtaining design approval.
