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The residents of Sogane and neighbouring villages successful Shivamogga taluk person decided to signifier a protestation successful beforehand of Shivamogga Airport connected October 9, 2025, opposing the hold successful organisation of sites to radical who gave up their lands for the airdrome project.
In a property league successful Shivamogga connected Tuesday (October 7, 2025), M.B. Krishnappa, president of Sogane Bhoomi Hakku Raithara Horata Samiti, a forum of farmers warring for rights implicit their onshore astatine Sogane, said that the State Government had agreed to allot a tract measuring 2,400 sqft (60/40 sqft) arsenic portion of the compensation for the people, who had parted with their onshore for the airport.
Land developed but not allotted
To fulfil the promise, the State Government had acquired 34 acres and 9 guntas of onshore astatine Sogane colony and had it developed by the Karnataka Housing Board. However, the authorities had not allotted the sites to the onshore losers. “We staged a protestation astatine the clip of inauguration of the airdrome successful 2023 and demanded that the authorities allot the sites. The authorities assured america sites. But it has remained unfulfilled. We besides moved court, wherever we got favourable orders. However, the authorities is delaying implementing the orders,” Mr. Krishnappa said.
Recently, a gathering was held with the Minister for Housing Zameer Ahmed Khan successful Bengaluru, successful the beingness of Madhu Bangarappa, Minister for School Education and besides in-charge of Shivamogga district. “The ministers and the officers who attended the gathering promised that sites would beryllium allotted wrong 10 days. However, it has been a period since the meeting. We volition signifier a protestation opposing the delay. If the authorities does not fulfil the demand, we volition intensify the protest”, added Mr. Krishnappa.
A fewer different farmers were contiguous astatine the property conference.
