The large scale acquisition of agricultural lands for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in India has become an issue of serious political and social contestation in recent years. In the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh (AP), land acquisition for irrigation projects (known as Jalayagnam) under the public sector; and SEZs and industrial and power projects in the private sector along the east coast (with the Bay of Bengal) have become major issues of contention. This paper presents an overview of the key facets of these issues.
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