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Farmers oppose power lines in fields
Representatives of the villagers of Nandigama, Veerulapadu and nearby areas are opposing the laying of power lines in their lands without the consent of the land owners and asked Collector B Lakshmikantham to help the farmers to get compensation if the lines were laid.
Vijayawada: Representatives of the villagers of Nandigama, Veerulapadu and nearby areas are opposing the laying of power lines in their lands without the consent of the land owners and asked Collector B Lakshmikantham to help the farmers to get compensation if the lines were laid. The representatives alleged that the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited failed to pay compensation to the local farmers for using their lands for the construction of Vemagiri-Chilakaluripeta 765KV / DC Transmission lines which passed through the villages.
Representatives of the farmers Ch Venugopal Rao and M Mahendranadh submitted a representation to the District Collector on Tuesday. In the representation, they said the Power Grid should obtain the consent of the land for the construction of towers for carrying out Power Grid works, but it has not been happening in the villages. They said if the land owner refused to give his consent, the licensee should approach the District Collector and get written permission.
They stated that under the rule, the District Collector while fixing the compensation or rent or both, should fix it after considering the representation of the land owner. Thereafter, the licensee will pay compensation to the land owner and obtain a written permission/authorisation from the District Collector and then continue the activity. If the owner refuses to allow him or obstructs the licensee from the construction, it will become a cognisable offence, said Venugopala Rao and Mahendranath.
The Power Grid Corporation from 2006 till 2017 has been deliberately avoiding the rules to pay compensation. They cheated a large number of farmers by adopting dubious method and denying legally entitled compensation to farmers, farmers representatives alleged. Farmers’ representatives demanded that the Collector intervene and help the farmers to get the compensation as per the law.
They further stated that the staff of Power Grid cannot enter into the farmers’ lands without paying the compensation. They said that their lands are located near Amaravati and has a huge value and appealed to the Collector to direct the Power Grid not to construct any towers and draw lines in their fields without following the procedure of getting their consent and paying compensation.
