"Ready to acquire 100 acres of land": DK Shivakumar invites farmers, builders within 40km of Bengaluru for garbage issue
Feb 22, 2026
Amid the row over the garbage disposal issue in Bengaluru, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday announced that the government is seeking to acquire 100 acres of land from willing farmers near hills and forests, asserting that a "permanent solution" must be found for the waste disposal issue.