UP gives in to farmers, defers Katesar land acquisition

  • 29/05/2011

  • Indian Express (New Delhi)

Following an agitation by the farmers of Katesar village in Chandauli district against land acquisition by the Varanasi Development Authority to develop a cultural city along the Ganga, the government has decided to postpone the acquisition for the time being. The decision was taken on Sunday evening after a group of farmers blocked the Mirzapur-Sonebhadra highway.