Hyderabad: Most of the government land in VGTM Urban Development Authority area of Guntur district are encroached, and unfit for construction.
A copy of the report submitted by district collector S. Suresh Kumar to the state government revealed that out of 21,595 acres of land in 14 mandals, hundreds of acres were in the hand of non-government parties.
The report says most of hilly land is not useful for any construction or cultivation. Tank lands that also comprised a major portion of identified land have deep pits and are of no use for any construction activity.
In Tadepally hundreds of acres of land have been either allotted to AP Tourism or maintained by department of Archeology.
According to revenue authorities the situation is no different in Tullur mandal, Velagapadu and Nelapadu villages where tank Poramboku land was allotted to BPL families.
In Thullur, around 183 acres of tank Poramboku land was assigned to freedom fighters and ex-service men. Legal disputes are also bothering the administration. In Edulapalem of Prathipadu mandal, around 25 acres of land is entangled in a court case. Worse still in Phirangipuram mandal where tank land is encroached and Wakf land is a burial ground.
