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The Hindu
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby slams Naidu's silence on resettlement of Polavaram-displaced
Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] general secretary M.A. Baby on Sunday (August 17) expressed his dismay over the silence on the part of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Members of Parliament from the NDA in Andhra Pradesh on the Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) of the displaced families of the Polavaram project. Mr. Baby and CPI(M) MP John Brittas on Sunday concluded their two-day field visit to the Polavaram project submergence area, where they took stock of the implementation of the R&R component. The duo inspected the R&R colonies and project-affected villages along the banks of rivers Godavari and Sabari in Y. Ramavaram, Rekhapalli, Yetapaka Mandals in the Chintoor Agency of Alluri Sitarama Raju district. Addressing the affected families at Ramavaram in V.R. Puram Mandal, Mr. Baby said the party was not against Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's vision to develop the capital city of Amaravati, but disapproved of his silence about the Polavaram-displaced and R&R component. 'The Members of Parliament of the previous three terms (2014, 2019 and 2024) represented by the TDP and the YSRCP never raised their voice for the Polavaram R&R in Parliament. All of them failed to address the concerns of the Polavaram-displaced,' said Mr. Baby. He promised to return with an action plan to lead the fight for the resettlement and rehabilitation of the Polavaram-displaced, as guaranteed by the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. 'On the ground, the nexus between the bureaucracy and public representatives is reflected in the execution of the R&R component. An inquiry should be ordered into the irregularities in the R&R component, beginning from 2014-19 term,' said Mr. Baby. In his address, Mr. Brittas promised to raise his voice for the Polavaram-displaced at the national level. CPI(M) Central Committee Member K. Lokanadham, ASR district secretary Boppena Kiran and other leaders were present.
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
CPI(M) alleges inhuman resettlement of Polavaram project oustees
Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary M.A. Baby on Saturday alleged that the element of humanity was missing in the Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) process of the Polavaram irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh. Mr. Baby began a two-day field visit to R&R colonies, affected villages, and the Polavaram project site. 'Displaced tribal families of the Polavaram project are leading a pathetic life, with no access to safe drinking water and inadequate housing facilities,' he said after visiting colonies of families displaced from Devipatnam mandal. At the Thallooru R&R colony in Gokavaram mandal, where 240 displaced families have been resettled, he observed that most houses remained incomplete and many entitlements were yet to be delivered. In Nagulapalli colony, also in Gokavaram mandal, 73 families told him they were forced to travel nearly 10 kilometres to collect ration supplies and had not yet received employment under NREGA. They also said they had to depend on the Gokavaram mandal headquarters for purified drinking water. CPI(M) Central Committee member K. Lokanadham, Alluri Sitharama Raju district secretary Boppena Kiran, East Godavari district secretary T. Arun, and other leaders accompanied Mr. Baby during the visit. On Sunday, Mr. Baby is scheduled to interact with Polavaram-displaced families living along the banks of the Godavari and Sabari rivers in the Chintoor agency of Alluri Sitharama Raju district.
