Govt. to acquire 52,000 acres in Medak district

The State government will acquire about 52,000 acres in Medak district for various purposes.

A major chunk of this is for the proposed National Investment and Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ) that runs across 17 villages – 14 villages in Nyalakal mandal and three villages in Jarasangam mandal.

According to sources, the government has proposed to acquire 12,636 acres, out of which 8,773 acres is patta land and 3,045 acres is assigned land. The government has already acquired about 3,500 acres of land from farmers.

Similarly, the proposed redesigning of Kaleswaram project Kumurvelli Mallannasagar, being built at Toguta and Kondapaka mandals, adversely impacts seven villages, of which three will be completely submerged.

The district administration has commenced the process of acquiring as much as 16,000 acres of land in Toguta and Kondapaka mandals of Medak district for the construction of Mallannasagar reservoir, and the process is expected to be completed in 40 days. This is part of the Pranahita-Kandi project, the capacity of which would be 50 tmcft.

The project would cater to the needs of Ranga Reddy, Medak, Nizamabad, Warangal and Nalgonda districts. The project cost was estimated as Rs. 9,800 crore, including land procurement The administration has already acquired about 3,000 acres of land and the efforts are to get the remaining 13,000 acres.

However, district leaders of the CPI(M), who are fighting for better compensation to farmers, allege that as much as 21,379 acres is being taken by the government from 14 villages, adversely impacting about 20,000 people.

The government is acquiring 3,000 acres in six villages under Ranganaik Sagar, about 6,000 acres in 14 villages under Kondapochamma reservoir, and about 8,000 acres for tunnels and canals as part of Kaleswaram project.

In addition, small chunks of land was already acquired for extension of National Highway 65 from Sangareddy to Zaheerbad, and the Medak-Akkannapet-Manoharabad railway line.

However, the Joint Collector is not available for comment.