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Indian land program shows tech’s limits

By Ravi Nessman
Published December 25, 2012 5:16am ET
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Indian land program shows tech’s limits
In this Dec. 5, 2012 photo, Gangarangamma, 65, walks through the land she and her husband farmed for decades which the records show is registered to the government, a sign the land remained in dispute, in village Karadigere Kaval, 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Bangalore, India. For years, Karnataka's land records were a quagmire of disputed, forged documents maintained by thousands of tyrannical bureaucrats who demanded bribes to do their jobs. In 2002, there were hopes that this was about to change. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) | Aijaz Rahi

BANGALORE, India (AP) — For years, Karnataka’s land records were a quagmire of disputed, forged documents maintained by thousands of tyrannical bureaucrats who demanded bribes to do their jobs. In 2002, hopes emerged that this was about to change.

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