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Farmers, farm leaders oppose land pooling
Farmers, farm leaders oppose land pooling, The farmers and the farmers\' leaders are up in arms against the State government\'s move to acquire one lakh acres of fertile agriculture land for the capital.
- Mandadam farmers refuse to give their lands
- Leaders question 1 lakh acres acquisition proposal
Vijayawada: The farmers and the farmers' leaders are up in arms against the State government's move to acquire one lakh acres of fertile agriculture land for the capital. The government had proposed to acquire this land in Amaravathi, Tulluru, Mangalagiri, Tadepalli, Duggirala and Tenali mandals of Guntur district.
A group of farmers who have met at Mandadam village of Thulluru mandal on Monday expressed difference of opinion on land pooling. According to information reaching here, majority of the farmers opposed the land pooling and were not prepared to give their land. They have also questioned the intension of the government in acquiring rich agriculture lands to construct buildings.
The Rajya Sabha former member, Dr Yalamanchili Sivaji, said that the government was in a state of confusion. "They have no idea on the land requirement. They don't even know how much land is available with the revenue, endowments and forest land. The four committees that were constituted on the capital issue are issuing contradictory statements. Acquiring one lakh acres in Amaravathi, Mangalagiri and Tenali zone is impossible," Dr Sivaji said. Stating that the government has over 5,000 acres of land available between Guntur and Vijayawada, he wanted to know why the government required one lakh acres. He said the Assembly is spread over 8 acres in Hyderabad, while High Court is in 12.50 acres and Secretariat is another 22.50 acres. "We don't require thousands of acres to build a capital," he said and felt that the farmers would not give their fertile and valuable lands as that would hit the food production too.
"According to the new Act, land acquisition is not so easy now. It would require an amendment to the Act and it would take minimum of 10 years to get the amendment in Parliament in the present political polarization. The Parliament too would not allow the amendment if the land to be acquired is fertile and under cultivation," he pointed out.
