Is the Karnataka government’s amendment to Land Reforms Act paving way for non-agriculturists to buy agricultural land, posing a new threat to Eco-Sensitive Zones around national parks and wildlife sanctuaries ?
The question assumes significance as wildlife activists and conservationists have flagged emerging threat from ‘’managed farmlands’’ that are proliferating in rural hinterland, where people and even investors with deep pockets tend to purchase agricultural land.
‘’The threat is not in the mere purchase of land and change of ownership but the managed farmlands have become a front for running illegal home stays, resorts and undertaking commercial ventures,’’ according to Kiran Kurubarahalli, a conservation activist, based in Bengaluru.
