Deputy Chief Minister and Energy Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has reportedly instructed the Tribal Welfare Department to make arrangements for Podu farmers to establish solar power units. The state government aims to provide these solar power units at subsidized rates under the central government’s Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) scheme.
Speaking outside Sangareddy prison on Friday after meeting 16 arrested villagers, Rama Rao alleged that the arrests were politically motivated to suppress dissent. He claimed, “Innocent people are being targeted simply for supporting the BRS. The police, in collusion with Tirupati Reddy and local Congress leaders, are intimidating villagers and their families with threats of violence if they oppose them.”
Tension arose during a protest in front of the Dudyala MRO office when Turpu Rajamma, a woman farmer from Polepally village, threatened to take her life if her land was taken away. Holding a bottle of pesticide, she declared, "I will die, but I will not give up my land."
Hyderabad: The State government has constituted a district coordination committee to oversee the proper disposal of claims regarding lands under podu cultivation and to ensure inter-departmental coordination. The district in-charge minister will be the chairperson for the committee while Commissioner/Superintendent of Police, Project officer, TDA, Additional Collector (Revenue), Additional Collector (Local Bodies), District Forest Officer, […]
He said both Chandrababu and his minister P. Narayana had forcibly taken away lands from farmers and there was ample evidence that irregularities were committed in Amaravati lands.
The Committee has already held a series of meetings to explore all possibilities to ensure minimal burden on the general public while initiating measures to increase revenue generation for the government.
Congress leader Koushik Reddy informed that Rajender purchased 68 acres of land worth Rs 200 crore in Rawalkol village in 2019 in the name of his son and benami
“With this exercise, about 1.45 lakh crore acres of land in the State now have clear titles. This was not an easy task but one which we had to take up,” he said.
