<p>In a letter to Environment and Forest minister Jayanthi Natarajan, Gowda said that Tumkur was declared as one of the most backward districts as per the report of D M Nanjundappa Committee based on the regional imbalances in the state.<br /><br />The state government has decided to set up a full-fledged University campus in Tumkur and identified 98.02 hectare of deemed forest land since no other land in a single plot is available anywhere in Tumkur, he said, adding a clearance was sought from the Ministry of Environment and Forest to spare it to take up the project.<br /><br />"All the details sought by your Ministry have already been furnished along with the original topo sheet map. In view of the urgency for establishment of a full-fledged University campus in this backward district, I request you to kindly help in arranging to release 98.02 ha of deemed forest land in Tumkur at the earliest," he said.</p>
<p>In a letter to Environment and Forest minister Jayanthi Natarajan, Gowda said that Tumkur was declared as one of the most backward districts as per the report of D M Nanjundappa Committee based on the regional imbalances in the state.<br /><br />The state government has decided to set up a full-fledged University campus in Tumkur and identified 98.02 hectare of deemed forest land since no other land in a single plot is available anywhere in Tumkur, he said, adding a clearance was sought from the Ministry of Environment and Forest to spare it to take up the project.<br /><br />"All the details sought by your Ministry have already been furnished along with the original topo sheet map. In view of the urgency for establishment of a full-fledged University campus in this backward district, I request you to kindly help in arranging to release 98.02 ha of deemed forest land in Tumkur at the earliest," he said.</p>