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Villagers worried over Amaravati plan
Several villagers staged protest at Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) office in Vijayawada on Friday in protest against the draft master plan of Amaravati by raising slogans that the proposed road connectivity in the capital may damage the archaeological site of Undavalli caves and expressing doubts over the existence of several houses in the villages.
- Villagers stage protest at CRDA office over Amaravati capital master plan which shows roads passing through private fertile lands
- Allege threat to the existence of ancient Undavalli caves due to road connectivity in proposed capital
- Villagers of Penumaka and Undavalli allege that govt has been trying to pressurise them in one way or other
Vijayawada: Several villagers staged protest at Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) office in Vijayawada on Friday in protest against the draft master plan of Amaravati by raising slogans that the proposed road connectivity in the capital may damage the archaeological site of Undavalli caves and expressing doubts over the existence of several houses in the villages.
A farmer T Sambasiva Rao says that villagers are going through sleep nights since the Amaravati capital proposal puts their existence at stake. Expressing ire over the draft master plan Narendra Reddy of Penumaka village said that the State government released the draft master plan maps indicating several capital connectivity roads and said that the roads are shown passing through the lands of villagers of Penumaka and Undavalli who did not offer their lands under land pooling.
He said the government has been trying to threaten the villagers who are against land pooling in one way or other. He said if the government proceeds as per the master plan and lay connectivity roads there would be a threat to the existence of ancient Undavalli caves, which are believed to have tunnel route from Undavalli Padmanabha Swamy temple to Panakala Narasimha Swamy temple in Mangalagiri.
Another villager P Rammohan Reddy said that if the government widens the main road there would be no objection. As per the draft master plan it was proposed to lay 50 metres roads posing threat to the lands of farmers.
He said the farmers may lose the fertile lands having multiple crops since the survey numbers of the private lands were show in the master plan though the farmers did not offer their lands under land pooling.
M Kotireddy of Undavalli village said that the farmers offered lands to Amaravati township in 1985 but failed to get compensatory house sites so far. He said that the State government has been trying to acquire the fertile lands in one way or other by threatening farmers and violating norms.
He said there would be shortage of vegetables in both Vijayawada and Guntur cities with the destruction of fertile lands. Another farmer T Sambasiva Rao of Penumaka village said that the officials started harassing the farmers who refused to offer their lands under land pooling.
The villagers raised slogans against the government and submitted objections to the CRDA officials and police sent the farmers outside the CRDA office and closed the gates.
