The Hindu : Eviction of tenants by TTD likely soon

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Saturday, Sep 07, 2002

Southern States

Southern States - Andhra Pradesh

Eviction of tenants by TTD likely soon

By Our Special Correspondent

TIRUMALA Sept. 6. The TTD appears to have set in motion the process of evicting all the `tenants' residing in the four mada streets around the temple of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala and rehabilitating them at Tirupati, down the hill as part of the implementation of the master plan approved by the Government for a comprehensive and planned development of the hill temple and its environs.

The TTD's Executive Officer, P. Krishnaiah, accompanied by senior officials and engineers today went round the mada streets and was also said to have inspected some of the structures which were still to be demolished as part of the TTD's decision not to have private residences around the temple.

The inspection of the buildings assumes significance in the wake of a reported GO issued recently by the Government giving the green signal to the TTD to go ahead with acquisition of the land around the four mada streets for the beautification of the temple surroundings as per an approved master plan. As per the GO, the TTD is to evict the tenants occupying the buildings around the temple and rehabilitate them suitably somewhere down the hill at Tirupati.

The Left parties criticised the GO as it would displace more than 700 families which had been living around the shrine for years, and demanded its withdrawal.

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