Mangaluru : The district administration has said that the 1,050 acres proposed to be acquired through KIADB for MRPL expansion is spread over 10 villages.

The land would be utilised for expansion as well as rehabilitation of displaced persons.

According to Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim, land would be acquired in Thokur, Baikampady, Tannirbhavi, Kalavara, Bala, Jokatte, Permude, Kuthettur, Delantabettu and two other villages.

MRPL’s expansion proposal at a cost of Rs. 12,000 crore was approved by the State government during the recent Investors’ Meet, he said.

While land owners claimed that more than 80 per cent of them have objected to the acquisition, Mr. Ibrahim, quoting KIADB as saying, said that 70 per cent of land owners have consented to the acquisition.