Delay in acquiring land for buffer zone: Samithi threatens indefinite dharna in front of MRPL in Mangaluru from May 1

Nagarika Horata Samithi, Jokatte has threatened to motorboat an indefinite dharna successful beforehand of the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) from May 1 if the institution does not denote its determination connected acquiring onshore to make a 27-acre buffer portion to mitigate contamination from the company’s coke and sulphur units.

Addressing property persons successful Mangaluru connected April 15, samithi convener Muneer Katipalla claimed that the bundle of compensation to beryllium fixed to onshore losers astatine Jokatte, Kalavaru and Kenjaru villages was finalised successful a gathering presided implicit by the Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada connected February 4, 2026. The bundle was finalised successful the beingness of Dakshina Kannada Member of Parliament Captain Brijesh Chowta and Moodbidri MLA Umanath Kotian. At the extremity of the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner announced that onshore acquisition would statesman wrong the adjacent 2 months, and the process volition beryllium implicit earlier the onset of monsoon.