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The Karnataka authorities has issued a notification for the acquisition of lands for implementing the much-delayed Upper Krishna Project (UKP) Phase III, and the onshore acquisition process is expected to statesman soon.
A full of 1,33,867 acres would beryllium acquired for expanding the tallness of the Almatti dam from 519.60 metres to 524.256 metres. Land would beryllium acquired for submergence of onshore by raising the tallness of the dam arsenic good for canal projects.
Annual spend
An estimated ₹75,000 crore would beryllium spent for implementing the project, including onshore acquisition, reconstruction and rehabilitation, successful the adjacent 4 years. Annually, ₹18,000 crore would beryllium provided to the Water Resources Department, it said.
The notification said 75,563 acres would beryllium acquired for submerging the onshore for raising the tallness of the dam, 6,467 acres for rehabilitation of 20 villages and information of the Bagalkot municipality and 51,837 acres for canals.
When completed, the UKP Phase-III would irrigate 5.94 lakh hectares of onshore successful North Karnataka districts of Vijayapura, Bagalkot, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Koppal and Gadag.
Cabinet clearance
The peculiar Cabinet gathering held connected September 16, 2025, gave clearance for the acquisition of onshore successful 1 spell done “consent grant oregon nonstop purchase” from farmers. The compensation amount, totalling astir ₹70,000 crore, would beryllium paid implicit 3 fiscal years starting from the existent year.
Farmers whose lands would beryllium submerged owed to the summation successful dam tallness would person ₹40 lakh and ₹30 lakh per acre of bedewed and adust land, respectively. Farmers whose lands would person to beryllium acquired for gathering canals would person ₹30 lakh and ₹25 lakh per acre of bedewed and adust land, respectively.
Through consent oregon purchase
The full onshore acquisition process volition beryllium taken up done consent oregon nonstop acquisition to expedite the process, portion ineligible measures would beryllium taken to determination the cases related to onshore acquisition that are pending earlier assorted courts to a mediation process.
Excise Minister R.B. Thimmapur, who hails from Bagalkot, thanked Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar for showing involvement successful implementing the project.
