Bajpe residents seek land acquisition for MRPL green belt
Residents of Shantigudde in Bajpe are demanding that the government acquire their land for the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) green buffer zone. They cite safety concerns following a recent fire and ongoing health issues caused by industrial pollution.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing tension between industrial expansion and the health and safety rights of local communities living near hazardous facilities.
Bajpe residents seek land acquisition for MRPL green belt left Siraj Bajpe, president of Bajpe Nagarika Hitarakshna Vedike, speaking to reporters in Mangaluru on Friday. H.S. MANJUNATH The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/4dcb0t/article71616141.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/10505_23_10_2026_14_46_14_1_DSC_2982.JPG H S MANJUNATH MANGALURU KARNATAKA 23/10/2026 : Members of Bajpe Nagarika Hitarakshna Vedike speaking in a press conference at press club, in Mangaluru on October 23, 2026. PHOTO: MANJUNATH HS / THE HINDU MANGALURU Residents of 150 houses in Shantigudde in Bajpe have urged the Dakshina Kannada district administration to include their four acres of land in the acquisition for the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) green buffer zone. Speaking to reporters in Mangaluru on Friday, Siraj Bajpe, president of the Bajpe Nagarika Hitarakshana Vedike, said that 150 houses are situated on the four acres of land adjoining the MRPL compound wall.
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