{
  "id": 1706096,
  "title": "Bidadi Township Controversy: Governor Suggests Using Unused NICE Land To Avoid Fresh Acquisition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/bidadi-township-controversy-governor-suggests-using-unused-nice-land",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T11:43:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/bidadi-township-controversy-governor-suggests-using-unused-nice-land-to-avoid-fresh-acquisition"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot has suggested utilizing unused land from the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) project to avoid acquiring new land for the proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township (Bidadi) project in Bidadi Township. The unused land, which is currently in the hands of unauthorized entities, was originally allocated by the government in 1997 to NICE for the Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor. The Karnataka High Court has also urged the government to reclaim the unused land from NICE. By taking back the unused land from NICE, the government would require less compulsory acquisition of farmland from local farmers, thereby preventing their displacement. The controversy surrounding the project has become a political battleground between the Congress and JD(S) parties, with BJP supporting the government's stance.",
  "summary": "Bengaluru, Aug 18: In an interesting development, the Karnataka Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot has just `peeped' into the controversy of Bidadi Township, which has become a political battleground between Congress and JD(S). Governor raises land concerns The Governor, who has referred to some of the petitions he received from social activists, some farmer organisations from Bidadi region and quoting…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}