Capital land pooling: Disadvantage farmers?

The AP government's proposal to give just 1000 sq yard per acre of developed land to farmers under the land pooling system for building capital city has come in for sharp criticism. The government's plan to build the new capital city on the banks of the river in Guntur district, has created ripples among the farmers in villages abutting the right bank of the river Krishna.

According to government proposal, about 50 percent of the land (2400 sq yards per acre) would be set aside for creation of community spaces, roads, drains and convention centres. Out of the remaining 2,400 sq yards, farmers will get 1,000 sq yards while government will keep 1,400 sq yards.