Inordinate delay in relocating pollution-affected people of Tadi village, in close proximity to Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City (JNPC), is leading towards re-launch of agitation at Parawada.
The Committee for Relocating Pollution-hit People of Tadi has threatened to revive the agitation as the authorities concerned are yet to take concrete steps to shift them to a new place.
Following fast-unto-death by TDP State vice-president and former minister Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy, the JNPC management and the manufacturing units had three months ago committed themselves to providing 500 permanent jobs to the fishermen belonging to Mutyalammapalem and taking steps to reduce pollution. Some of the units, which were closed due to notices slapped by the Revenue Divisional Officer and the AP Pollution Control Board, were later given permission to resume with certain conditions.
The villagers alleged that it was not yet finalised as to who would foot the bill of relocation. While the JNPC management said it was the responsibility of the State Government to look after rehabilitation and resettlement, the latter was yet to arrive at a decision.
“There seems to be no seriousness to shift them at the earliest even though a woman from Tadi died a few days ago due to water contamination caused by JNPC. Both JNPC and APIIC, the nodal agency for Pharma City are disowning the responsibility from spending on relocation thereby complicating the problem,” CPI (M) district secretary Ch. Narsinga Rao said.
