Villagers protest changes to bridge construction plans in Jogulamba Gadwal
Villagers of Nandimalla and Revulapalli staged a protest demanding the Telangana government construct a proposed Rs 120 crore high-level bridge as per its original alignment near the Jurala project. They opposed officials’ suggestion of a new alignment and threatened to intensify agitation.
Jogulamba Gadwal: Residents of Nandimalla and Revulapalli villages in Jogulamba Gadwal and Wanaparthy districts staged a protest on Monday demanding that the government adhere to the original plans for constructing a new high-level bridge to ease traffic movement.
Raising slogans against the government, the villagers squatted on the road, disrupting traffic on the bridge for a while.
The State government had earlier proposed the bridge keeping in view security concerns at the Jurala project. Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy approved the plans and sanctioned Rs.120 crore, and a Government Order was also issued.
However, officials conducting land acquisition surveys later recommended altering the alignment, suggesting construction of the bridge from Kothapalli on the Gadwal side.
Farmers and villagers, opposing the change, demanded the bridge be built as per the original plan — from Revulapalli in Dharoor mandal of Jogulamba Gadwal to Nandimalla in Amarchinta mandal of Wanaparthy. They pointed out that these plans had been approved and considered for several years.
The villagers warned that if the government failed to withdraw its new proposal, they would intensify their agitation.
