TD Chief Palla Raises 14 Issues Before House Panel
The committee directed the concerned departments to prepare action plans and submit compliance reports within the stipulated timelines
Visakhapatnam: Telugu Desam state president and Gajuwaka MLA Palla Srinivasa Rao on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Petitions Committee, highlighting 14 issues related to land disputes, rehabilitation, compensation and livelihood concerns in Visakhapatnam district.
The committee, chaired by Deputy Speaker and Petitions Committee chairman K. Raghu Rama Krishna Raju, reviewed the representations at the Visakhapatnam collectorate.
Srinivasa Rao urged the committee to ensure time-bound resolution of long-pending issues affecting local residents.
Addressing the panel, the MLA said the matters raised had a direct bearing on the livelihoods, property rights and welfare of thousands of people. He highlighted the difficulties faced by residents of Kunchamamba Colony, Rasalamma Colony, Gudivada Appanna Colony and Siddhartha Nagar due to the classification of their lands as water-body properties.
The committee directed officials to take steps to resolve the issue within 90 days.
The MLA also raised concerns over pending rehabilitation benefits for families displaced by the Pharma City project. He said several affected families were yet to receive house-site allotments. The committee instructed officials to complete the allotment and registration process within two months.
Other issues discussed included the continued inclusion of residential areas in the 22-A prohibited lands list, alleged irregularities relating to R-Cards issued to Visakhapatnam Steel Plant evacuees, pending compensation for lands acquired for public infrastructure projects and unresolved grievances of Akkireddypalem farmers whose lands were acquired more than three decades ago.
Srinivasa Rao also sought action on the underutilisation of the Apparel Park at Yadava Jaggarajupeta, ownership rights for residents of Sri Varalakshmi Housing Colony and pending commitments made to displaced fishing communities of Gangavaram.
The committee directed the concerned departments to prepare action plans and submit compliance reports within the stipulated timelines.
The review focused on expediting solutions to long-pending public grievances and ensuring follow-up action by the departments concerned.