Kolkata: Land acquisition in Bengal has taken a backseat. But in some pockets, a reverse trend is emerging. Over the past few months, owners of small plots in several parts of the state and in some cases, groups of farmers have been asking the administration to help in selling off their land because agriculture is not turning out to be viable. West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) has received many such applications from big and small owners in Burdwan, South 24 Parganas, Howrah and Hooghly. The land on offer ranges from a few hundred bighas to 500-1000 acre. Such appeals have prompted WBIDC to consider framing a specific policy on purchasing these plots and forming a separate pool of land.