2,500 Acres To Be Acquired In Phases For Amaravati Capital Needs
On road alignment in Mandadam village, he said two alternatives were examined and, based on farmers’ views and the MLA’s suggestions, Option–1 was finalised. He added that 47 land acquisition cases were under examination, with most nearing resolution, while the remaining would be settled within a week.
VIJAYAWADA: Issues faced by farmers in the Amaravati capital region were reviewed at a high-level meeting organised in Guntur on Saturday by the Amaravati Three-Member Committee. Union minister of state for rural development and communications Dr Pemmasani Chandrasekhar chaired the meeting along with municipal administration Minister P. Narayana and Tadikonda MLA Tenali Sravan Kumar.
Addressing the meeting, Chandrasekhar said the State government was giving top priority to resolving long-pending issues of farmers through the committee. Problems had been categorised into general and major issues and were being examined item by item. He said legal complexities relating to Lanka lands had been resolved, paving the way for registrations.
On road alignment in Mandadam village, he said two alternatives were examined and, based on farmers’ views and the MLA’s suggestions, Option–1 was finalised. He added that 47 land acquisition cases were under examination, with most nearing resolution, while the remaining would be settled within a week.
Chandrasekhar said around 2,500 acres of land acquisition would be taken up in phases to meet the capital’s requirements. Of the total 69,421 land pooling plots, 61,793 had already been registered, and issues relating to the remaining 7,628 plots would be resolved expeditiously.
Regarding jareebu (fertile) lands, he said a special committee had been constituted to conduct soil testing and groundwater studies on about 180 acres, with a report expected within two weeks. For village abadi (grama kantham) lands exceeding 10 cents, verification was under way for nearly 1,600 acres. He assured that decisions on road-hit lands, TDR bonds and compensation would be fair, lawful and transparent, without causing loss to farmers.
Narayana said development of social infrastructure in the capital region was a priority. Detailed Project Reports were being prepared for 26 villages, of which 12 had already been completed. He said construction of 18 community halls had been approved with an allocation of `22.6 crore.
MLA Sravan Kumar said review meetings with farmers were being held every 15 days to address concerns related to abadi lands, jareebu and non-jareebu lands, and road-hit areas. Citing a telephone survey, he said about 69 per cent of farmers were willing to wait, nine per cent sought alternative plots, while others wanted more time.
He added that pensions to landless poor families discontinued by the previous government had been restored, benefiting about 3,000 new beneficiaries. Around 18,000 new beneficiaries had been added to health cards, while 2,000 new cards were issued.
Senior officials from the CRDA, Revenue and Municipal Administration departments attended the meeting.
