The AP government, which has decided to undertake the second phase of land acquisition for the establishment of an international airport and IT companies in the capital city of Amaravati, is reportedly contemplating whether to acquire it now or wait for some time?
The decision to acquire 20,496 acres under acquisition was also discussed in the cabinet after the CRDA Authority meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu cleared it.
At the time of approval, it was not decided when to issue a notification. As a result, the pooling process has not been started. Already, Pedakurapadu MLA Bhashyam Praveen held meetings with farmers in the villages under Amaravati mandal before anyone else on the acquisition process.
At that time, there was not much awareness among the farmers, so they resorted to the name of the MLA. In the meantime, they all studied the conditions in the previous pooling area.
However, later they decided not to give the lands for pooling. This matter has come to the notice of the government and there is a lot of criticism on the issue that the plots in the area given for acquisition in the past have not been developed. In this context, despite the approval of the authority, the government is not taking any steps forward.
Meanwhile, the process of calming the opposition among the farmers has been accelerated. The number of pensions given to the landless poor has been increased. They have advertised in the villages that they are making arrangements to pay the rent (annuity) due to the farmers in one or two days. They have also taken up medical camps and other programs.
When a senior official in the Urban Development Department was contacted on this, he said that the authority has decided and the government will carry it out when it is possible. He explained that the government will implement the decision as soon as possible since no specific time limit has been fixed.
When asked about the news that the acquisition has been stopped, he said that the question of stopping it without issuing a notification does not arise. Minister Dr. P Narayana said that CM Chandrababu Naidu has formed a committee of ministers for the second phase of land pooling.
He revealed that this committee of ministers will discuss this matter. Narayana explained that there were some problems in the land acquisition undertaken between 2014-19. Chandrababu has instructed the committee of ministers to resolve them. He said that the committee of ministers will discuss it in the next two to three days and submit a report by the next AP cabinet meeting.
