The opinion piece was written by Mrs. Kathyayini Chamaraj, Executive Trustee of CIVIC-Bangalore, and published in the Deccan Herald.

It critiques the conflict between industrial land acquisition and the preservation of fertile agricultural land in Karnataka, advocating for an equitable land use policy prioritizing food security and proper use of wastelands.

A major recommendation was to ‘reserve’ fertile agricultural land as “Food Security and Green Economy Zones”, similar to reserve forests, to prevent their diversion for non-agricultural purposes

Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/to-protect-fertile-land-karnataka-needs-an-equitable-land-use-policy-3758970