Revenue Minister R. Ashok has assured coffee planters that the State Government will resolve the issue of encroachment being faced by the planters for decades. The Government was contemplating a policy to allot encroached extent of land on lease to the growers.
“For decades coffee planters have been treated as land grabbers. We are making honest efforts to remove that tag. I am here to listen to your woes and find a solution,” he said during an interaction programme with planters here on Wednesday
As per the records, the Minister said, in Hassan district about 30,000 acres had been encroached upon. In Chikkamagaluru district, the extent of land encroached by planters is 45,00 acres. “This has happened over several generations. We will collect details of encroachments by planters and take a decision benefiting those who hold a small extent of land,” he said.
