More than 11,000 hectares of farm land have been acquired by industrial units in 10 districts of Chhattisgarh during the last 13 years, Revenue Minister Prem Prakash Pandey informed in the State Assembly on Friday.
The land acquired for power plant or other industrial projects, however, have not been utilised in at least two places, he said.
In a written reply to Congress member Amit Jogi, the Minister provided details of the land acquired in different places during the past 13 years from April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2013.
They include 67.448 hectares in Raipur district, 92.661 hectares in Baloda Bazar district, 1109.542 hectares in Korba district, 2030.365 hectares in Janjgir-Champa district, 40256.287 hectares in Raigarh district, 221.297 in Surguja district, 824.261 in Surajpur district, 2374.4 hectares in Balarampur district and 30.391 hectares in Jashpur district.