UAS to hand over land

By S.K.Ramoo

BANGALORE, OCT. 5. The Board of Regents of the University of Agriculture Sciences here on Friday decided to allot 100 acres of land in two plots on the campus of the varsity, for setting up a biotechnology park.

Earlier, the board turned down the Government's request to hand over land on the campus, and offered to allot land on Yeshwanthpur-Yelahanka Road which, however, was not acceptable to the Government.

A few days ago, a protest by UAS students against the move to acquire land on their campus for establishing a biotechnology park turned violent. Students and professors were injured when police lathicharged them and lobbed tear-gas shells at them for violating prohibitory orders imposed on the campus.

Following trouble on the campus, the Leaders of the Opposition launched a tirade against the Government for its move to acquire UAS land which is said to have several plant species crucial to research.

The controversy over the proposal to establish a biotechnology park on the UAS campus made the Government look for a new location. It was said that there was a move to take over land at Bommanahalli or on Mysore Road for the purpose.

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