CM Chandrababu Naidu Resolves Decades-Old Land Disputes in Prakasam District
The CM interacted with farmers at Narsingolu and reviewed their grievances and historical revenue records, including Form 2 records dating back to 1959.
Tirupati: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Friday resolved a set of decades-old land disputes involving 3,304 acres in Prakasam district under the ‘Mee Bhoomi, Mee Hakku’ programme.
This would benefit thousands of families who had been waiting for their land rights for years. The decision covered 2,915 acres of Garbhakandrika lands in eight villages across four mandals, paving the way for the issuance of ryotwari pattas to 1,301 farmers.
The CM interacted with farmers at Narsingolu and reviewed their grievances and historical revenue records, including Form 2 records dating back to 1959.
District collector Raja Babu explained the land issues to the CM, who directed officials to examine the documents submitted by farmers and correct discrepancies in Webland records. The move is expected to help farmers register their lands, obtain agricultural loans and access crop insurance, subsidies and other government schemes.
In Narsingolu village, 209 farmers would receive pattas for 400.24 acres. In Kondapi mandal, 281 farmers in Ilavar and Vennuru villages would benefit from pattas covering 1,003 acres.
In Jarugumalli mandal, 569 farmers in Pachava, Vardinenipalem, Narsingolu and K. Bitragunta villages would receive pattas for 1,260 acres. In Naguluppalapadu mandal, 430 farmers in Obannapalem would benefit from pattas covering 567 acres. In Singarayakonda mandal, 21 farmers in Kalikivaya would receive pattas for 62 acres.
Apart from the Garbhakandrika lands, the government addressed several other land-related issues in the district. In Bollavarappadu village of Korisapadu mandal, 26.42 acres worth more than Rs 19 crore were removed from the prohibited properties list under Section 22-A(1)(c).
Land parcels in Addanki North, Pentra in Lingasamudram mandal, Adavipalem in Santhamaguluru mandal and Muppavaram in Panguluru mandal were also removed from the prohibited list.
In Padarthi village of Kothapatnam mandal, online records were updated for 255 acres covered by previously issued D-form pattas to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe victims of the 1969 Bhimavaram incident. The correction is expected to benefit 311 families.
In S.L. Gudipadu village of Ballikurava mandal, officials corrected revenue records after 68 acres were wrongly classified as inam land during the resurvey, which had prevented farmers from registering their properties.
The government said it had resolved 244 major land disputes across the state, freeing more than 41,000 acres worth over ‘5,000 crore and benefiting 1.25 lakh families.