KHB Kengeri Township (B.M. Kaval): Land Acquisition Status, Compensation Model and Villages Covered

Acquisition Model: 50:50 Developed-Plot Sharing, Not Cash Compensation

KHB is not paying farmers a per-acre cash rate for this project. The land acquisition process was initiated in July 2025, with a notification issued for acquiring land in B.M. Kaval, and the project will follow a 50:50 compensation model, under which landowners will receive 50% of the developed plots as compensation, while the remaining land will be utilised by the Housing Board for its housing schemes. A KHB official described the arrangement directly: "We will be acquiring 315 acres of land, which includes the 41 acres of kharab land that belongs to the government."

Officials have framed the plot-share model as a way to reduce friction with landowners. The project adopts a 50:50 compensation model, under which landowners receive half of the developed plots, while the remaining land is used for housing schemes, an approach expected to ease land acquisition challenges and ensure equitable participation. No fixed rupee-per-acre or per-guntha compensation rate has been published in any reporting reviewed; the only quantified compensation term available is the 50% plot share.

Villages Covered

All the land identified for this township sits in a single hobli of a single taluk and district — there is no multi-district spread. Two related but distinct land parcels are referenced in official material:

• Active preliminary notification (315 acres): divided into three blocks within BM Kaval, of which 41 acres are already classified as government-owned "kharab" land.
• Full township footprint (500 acres) named in the KHB/AEF tender: B M Kaval, Chinnakuruchi, Vasanthanahalli, Devagere and K Gollahalli villages of Kengeri Hobli, Bengaluru South Taluk.

In other words, formal acquisition notices so far cover only B.M. Kaval; the remaining four villages (Chinnakuruchi, Vasanthanahalli, Devagere, K. Gollahalli) are named as part of the broader 500-acre township area in the tender for the architectural and engineering firm but have not been separately confirmed as having acquisition notifications issued, based on available reporting. The proposed township will be developed in B.M. Kaval and surrounding villages of Kengeri Hobli in Bengaluru South taluk, falling within the Bengaluru Urban district.

Compensation Rates: What Has Actually Been Announced

No per-acre or per-guntha cash figure has been reported for this project. The only compensation term on record is the plot-share ratio: A 50:50 compensation model will be followed, under which landowners will receive half of the developed plots as compensation, while the remaining land will be utilized by KHB for housing schemes. KHB Commissioner Dayananda K.A. is on record confirming this same structure. The project will adhere to a 50:50 model—landowners will receive half of the developed plots as compensation, while the remaining portion will be allocated for the board's housing initiative.

Because the acquisition is proceeding under the Land Acquisition process with a statutory objection window, final compensation terms — including any cash top-up, if offered — are determined only after that window closes. After the 60-day objection period, KHB will finalize the terms of acquisition, including compensation packages for landowners. As of the most recent reporting reviewed (February 2026), no such finalised package or rate schedule had been published.

Budget Allocated

No specific budget figure — in crores of rupees or otherwise — for land acquisition or construction at this township has been disclosed in the reporting reviewed. KHB's public statements have focused on the state government's broader housing target rather than a project-specific outlay: the state government has set a target of providing 10,000 houses to the landless in urban areas, and the KHB plans to construct several housing complexes as part of this broader objective. Any budget figure will be added once an official allocation is reported.

Disputes or Farmer Negotiations

As of the reporting reviewed, no farmer protests, land-rate disputes, or organised opposition specific to the B.M. Kaval / Kengeri township have been reported. The acquisition notice itself carries the standard statutory safeguards and restrictions rather than any account of conflict: the acquisition process, governed by the Land Acquisition Act, permits a period of 60 days for landowners and other interested parties to voice objections or provide suggestions, during which landowners are prohibited from selling, leasing, or transferring ownership of the designated land, and the public notification has also cautioned against hindering surveyors or government officials, warning that legal action will be pursued against those who violate this directive.

This is worth flagging for context: other, unrelated KHB and KIADB land acquisitions elsewhere in Karnataka have drawn active farmer opposition in the same period — for example, 600 farmers in Doddaballapur protest forcible land acquisition by KHB, voicing concerns over impacts on agriculture and livelihood — but these protests relate to separate projects in different locations, not to the Kengeri/B.M. Kaval township covered on this page. No comparable resistance has been reported for B.M. Kaval as of the sources reviewed.

Current Stage (as of February 2026)

The project is at an early, pre-award stage. Key milestones reported so far:

• The land acquisition process was initiated in July 2025, with a notification already issued for acquiring land in B.M. Kaval.
• This extensive residential project was initiated with a preliminary notification released in the final week of June [2025].
• KHB has invited tenders for land acquisition and appointment of an architectural and engineering firm (AEF) to develop the township, floated through the Karnataka Public Procurement Portal (KPP).
• The last date for submission of bids [for the AEF tender] is February 3, by 4 pm.
• Of the total land, 41 acres of government-owned 'kharab' land have already been identified, while the remaining private land is in the process of acquisition.

No award of compensation, final land handover, or start of construction had been reported as of the most recent coverage reviewed. Prospective buyers and affected landowners should treat this as a pre-acquisition / notification stage project, not an operational township.