Polavaram project row: calls for land compensation to displaced tribals grow
Calls for land compensation for displaced tribal families due to the Polavaram irrigation project are increasing. Former DGP J. Purnachandra Rao emphasized the need for land guarantees similar to those provided for Amaravati land acquisitions. The All India Adivasi Constitutional Rights and Cultural Protection JAC is advocating for better rehabilitation measures and monitoring of the affected areas.
- ▪J. Purnachandra Rao demands land compensation for displaced tribal families.
- ▪The Polavaram project aims to supply water for over 10 lakh acres and provide drinking water in Northern Andhra Pradesh.
- ▪The JAC is calling for a dedicated monitoring wing in the Andhra Pradesh Governor's office for the 5th Schedule Area.
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Former Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police J. Purnachandra Rao on Monday demanded land for the displaced tribal families in the command area of the Polavaram irrigation project on lines of the compensation package being guaranteed for those who parted with the land for the capital of Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh. In a joint press conference held, Mr. Rao, Advisor of All India Adivasi Constitutional Rights and Cultural Protection Joint Action Committee (JAC) said, “The tribals of the Godavari Valley have lost their land, forest and livelihood opportunities to make way for the Polavaram irrigation project that envisaged to supply Godavari water for more than 10 lakh acres and drinking water in the Northern Andhra Pradesh.
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