Yelahanka power station - Farmers, government reach truce on land price

BENGALURU: The state government and the farmers arrived at a consensus on the price of the land to be acquired for a 400kv power station at Yelahanka, putting to an end a seven year-old deadlock.
The power line to the Yelahanka power station is being pulled from Hoodi, near Whitefield, which is 9.8km away .
Power minister DK Shivakumar said, “Several cases were pending before the SC.But, the issue has been resolved, and the station will solve the power crisis in Yelahanka.“ While farmers will be paid 85% of the market value for the land where the electric poles will be erected, for the 46 metres that they will lose on either side of the power line, they will be provided 15% of the market value.
General manager (projects) and CEO of Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCL), Ravindar Kumar said that the line to Yelahanka would complete the ring grid, which supplies power to the city. “It's like Ring Road connectivity. With this issue being resolved, the last stretch of the project too has been completed,“ he said.
Shivakumar said that the government had called for short-term tenders to purchase power up to 900MW. “We have also issued notices to 28 co-generation sugar companies to supply power, and we expect that it will boost our power supply . Considering the severe drought situation, the government is making an allout effort to provide power to the state, without major disruption,“ he said.