The Hindu: Telangana: Saturday, July 15, 2017.
Kondapochamma
oustees seek information on the project under RTI
Taking a cue
from the protest by land oustees against Mallannasagar and Thotapally
reservoir, the oustees under Kondapochamma reservoir have been gearing up to
put up a fight against the project. As part of it, they approached the
concerned officials on Friday seeking information about the project under the
Right to Information Act (RTI).
They sought information
on the phases of the project, the extent of land to be acquired for the
purpose, including patta land, and the compensation being offered by the
government to farmers and the landless poor.
“We have
asked the officials to furnish the details and copies of the resolutions passed
by the respective panchayats to sell the land to the government, the amount of
water to be stored in the reservoir and the water source,” said Srinivas, a
farmer from Mamidyal village, who met the officials along with other farmers at
Gajwel.
However, the
officials asked the farmers to visit them again on Saturday, as they reached
there after the office hours.
The land
oustees have decided to question the government on issuing the notification
under Section 40 of the LA Act-2013 under which the government acquires land
for emergency purposes. “There is no emergency to acquire land for
Kondapochamma reservoir, but the notification was issued under that section on
which the court had given a stay order. The government has not issued any fresh
notification while it cannot acquire land under Section 40. Besides, notices
were not issued individually to farmers regarding land acquisition. We want to
clarify these issues with the government,” said another farmer.
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