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ANDHRA PRADESH 5 THE TIMES OF INDIA, HYDERABAD SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2011 *TOIH110611//05/K/1* *TOIH110611//05/K/1* TOIH110611/1R1/05/K/1 *TOIH110611//05/Y/1* *TOIH110611//05/Y/1* TOIH110611/1R1/05/Y/1 *TOIH110611//05/M/1* *TOIH110611//05/M/1* TOIH110611/1R1/05/M/1 *TOIH110611//05/C/1* *TOIH110611//05/C/1* TOIH110611/1R1/05/C/1 Irrigation projects fail to take off M Pradeep Kumar | TNN Mahbubnagar: Six years have passed since the state govern- ment had launched works on four important irrigation proj- ects in this drought-prone dis- trict but officials are not sure whether these projects would supply irrigated and drinking water to the people by even the end of 2012. While Kalwakurthy, Bheema, Nettampadu and Koilsagar projects were launched amid fanfare, the works are progressing at a snail's pace. The only saving grace is that the administra- tion is gearing up to release water for the kharif from the Mahatma Gandhi lift irriga- tion (Kalwakurthy) scheme by July this year. Officials said 13,000 acres of a total of 3.40 lakh acres ayacut would ben- efit in the first phase of this Rs 2,990-crore project. "We are planning to com- plete the project by 2013, which would directly benefit 303 vil- lages," a senior irrigation of- ficial told TOI. People of Narsayapally village, which would be submerged, would be relocated. "We have allotted 24.15 acres of land near the vicinity of the project ayacut area for their relocation. The rehabilitation and recon- struction (R&R) package is be- ing worked out," he said. Construction of lifts on the Rajiv Bheema LI scheme is set to be completed by September this year. While the officials are planning to undertake a trial run of the project in July or August, sources said the project wouldn't be completed in another one year. "But the Bheema project will definite- ly prevent the Palamur labourers from migrating to other parts of the country for their livelihood," asserted Con- gress leader Linga Reddy. While there is some hope on the Bheema and Kalwakurthy projects, Net- tampadu and Koilsagar proj- ects are hit hard by land ac- quisition problems. Senior ir- rigation officials blamed it on lack of surveyors. Sources said the authorities' efforts to ac- quire land since 2005 did not bear fruit till now. The problem has been com- pounded further with mar- ginal farmers, possessing one or two acres, refusing to part with their land in the hope to have a better bargain in the coming years. "Why should I give away my land for a lesser price. I would rather wait till I get a good price," said Chin- narao, a marginal farmer of Pebbair, the most backward re- gion in the district. Sources said the works were also affected by poor budgetary allocations. While the government had allocated Rs 4,709 crore, sources said the cost has already swelled to over Rs 7,000 crore. Supply of power to these LI projects is another concern as Kalwakur- ty LI project alone would re- quire nearly 450 MW. "The overall requirement of power to all these projects could in- crease further as all of them are LI schemes," a power offi- cial noted. However, exuding confi- dence, district collector M Pu- rushottam Reddy told TOI that these projects would transform the face of the drought-hit dis- trict. "Once the projects are completed, there would be so- cial and economic empower- ment," he said. The projects envisage providing irrigation to 8 lakh acres in 49 out of 64 mandals in the district. Since the projects entail diversion of 70 tmcft of Krishna water, over 9.39 lakh people of 647 villages, which are prone to frequent rainfall deficit would get drinking and irrigated water, an official said. No End To Water Woes In Mahbubnagar YET TO FINISH: The Kalwakurthy irrigation project site TOI Jupalli to resume padayatra today TIMES NEWS NETWORK Mahbubnagar: Former min- ister Jupalli Krishna Rao is at it again. In what could be the first litmus test for Botsa Satyanarayana, who would take over as the new PCC chief on June 11, Krishna Rao would be resuming his con- troversial Telangana 'Praja Abhiyaan' padayatra in Mah- bubnagar district on Saturday. This also ignites the ongoing tus- sle between minister D K Aruna and Krishna Rao, who is bent upon taking out the padayatra from her Gad- wal assembly constituency. Krishna Rao said he would re- sume the padayatra from Aiza town where he was arrested by police on May 20. Asked about the PCC stand on his yatra, he replied that he was undertaking the yatra to mo- bilise the people for achiev- ing the larger goal of separate Telangana state. He said his only aim was to garner the attention of the Centre to the larger aspira- tions of the people of the re- gion for separate Telangana. Sources said Krishna Rao would face trouble once his yatra reaches Gadwal repre- sented by Aruna. Krishna Rao suspended his yatra after the PCC sent an emissary when trouble broke out in Aiza, Peb- bair and Gadwal towns. Later, he submitted his resigna- tion to the governor who accept- ed it follow- ing a recom- mendation from the chief minis- ter. Changing her tack, Aruna said she was not concerned about the yatra. Earlier, she had opposed the yatra on the grounds that she was not informed by Krishna Rao on his yatra plans. Sources said though Aruna would distance herself from the yatra, her followers would certain- ly obstruct the ex-minister's yatra. Chaos again at Rythu Sadassu TIMES NEWS NETWORK Gudivada: Tension prevailed at Gudivada Rythu Sadassu when farmers obstructed the speeches of district minister K Pardha Saradhi and Con- gress legislator D Y Das of Pa- marru on Friday. Raising slo- gans against the government, the farmers asked the Con- gress leaders, including the minister, to stop addressing them. The situation turned volatile when the minister turned the heat on the farm- ers by branding them as TDP cadres. Police intervention fi- nally paved the way for the conduct of the meeting here on Friday. Farmers who kept their cool till Kaikalur MLA Jayamangalam Venkata Ra- mana (TDP) completed his speech, started shouting as soon as Das began addressing the meeting. "How can the government claim itself as pro-farmer when all our stocks of paddy are lying with us with no buy- er coming forward to give MSP," fumed a farmer Rami- neni Rathnam. Soon, other farmers shouted slogans against the government. When the minister lost his cool and branded them as TDP workers, the farmers threw plastic chairs into the air and announced boycott of the meeting.Police had a tough time pacifying the angry farmers and bringing them back to the meeting. It took more than one hour for the police to convince the farmers to stay calm. On Thursday, the farmers had stalled the proceedings of the Rythu Sadassu at Machili- patnam. FARMERS FURIOUS Three bodies found in Krishna river TIMES NEWS NETWORK Vijayawada: Mystery shrouds the death of three unidenti- fied persons whose bodies were found floating in the wa- ters of Krishna river at the up- stream of Prakasam barrage here on Friday. While the man was aged about 40 years old, the bod- ies of a 10-year-old girl and an eight-year-old boy were also found. Police suspect that all the three could belong to one family. A police official said that the head of the family might have resorted to suicide along with the children as he tied his hands along with the hands of both the children with a towel so that they could not swim to safety when jumped into the waters. Police were not clear on when the trio might have com- mitted suicide. They were also not forthcoming whether it was a murder by unidentified as- sailants. "We have sent the bod- ies for post-mortem and launched an investigation," a senior police official said. All the police stations were alert- ed to find out the missing cas- es to track the identity of the deceased. Youth slits girl’s throat TIMES NEWS NETWORK Kakinada: In yet another at- tack by a jilted lover, a girl suf- fered a serious cut injury on her throat on Friday and was hospitalised. The accused lat- er attempted suicide by slit- ting his throat as well. According to the port po- lice, Voleti Veeraveni, 18, and Malladi Krishnam Raju, 22, were in a relationship in the last four years. When Raju's parents refused the marriage proposal of Veeraveni fami- ly, the latter fixed their daugh- ter's marriage with another person. Angered over this, Raju went to Veeraveni's house in the early hours of Friday. Raju picked up an argument with the girl and in a fit of rage, cut her throat with a knife. Later, he himself slit his throat. Both were admit- ted to the government gener- al hospital here where the doctors said they were out of danger. CRPF constable shoots self TIMES NEWS NETWORK Vizianagaram: A CRPF constable committed suicide in Vizianagaram district by shooting himself with his service rifle in the late hours of Thursday. Sources said the cop, who hailed from Rajasthan, resorted to the extreme step anguished over a failed love affair. Nitish Beherwa, 24, aimed the trigger on his chest when other jawans were fast asleep at Makkuva police station. Nitish was said to have been keeping aloof from others for the last couple of weeks. "He looked dejected. He was upset over a failed love," sources said. His body was being sent to his native place in Rajasthan. D K Aruna Jupalli SUICIDE PACT?
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ANDHRA PRADESH 5THE TIMES OF INDIA, HYDERABAD SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2011
*TOIH110611/ /05/K/1*
*TOIH110611/ /05/K/1*TOIH110611/1R1/05/K/1
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Irrigation projectsfail to take off
MM PPrraaddeeeepp KKuummaarr | TNN
Mahbubnagar: Six years havepassed since the state govern-ment had launched works onfour important irrigation proj-ects in this drought-prone dis-trict but officials are not surewhether these projects wouldsupply irrigated and drinkingwater to the people by even theend of 2012.
While Kalwakurthy,Bheema, Nettampadu andKoilsagar projects werelaunched amid fanfare, theworks are progressing at asnail's pace. The only savinggrace is that the administra-tion is gearing up to releasewater for the kharif from theMahatma Gandhi lift irriga-tion (Kalwakurthy) scheme byJuly this year. Officials said13,000 acres of a total of 3.40lakh acres ayacut would ben-efit in the first phase of thisRs 2,990-crore project.
"We are planning to com-plete the project by 2013, whichwould directly benefit 303 vil-lages," a senior irrigation of-ficial told TOI. People ofNarsayapally village, whichwould be submerged, would berelocated. "We have allotted24.15 acres of land near thevicinity of the project ayacutarea for their relocation. Therehabilitation and recon-struction (R&R) package is be-ing worked out," he said.
Construction of lifts on theRajiv Bheema LI scheme is setto be completed by Septemberthis year. While the officialsare planning to undertake atrial run of the project in Julyor August, sources said theproject wouldn't be completed
in another one year. "But theBheema project will definite-ly prevent the Palamurlabourers from migrating toother parts of the country fortheir livelihood," asserted Con-gress leader Linga Reddy.
While there is some hopeon the Bheema andKalwakurthy projects, Net-tampadu and Koilsagar proj-ects are hit hard by land ac-quisition problems. Senior ir-rigation officials blamed it onlack of surveyors. Sources saidthe authorities' efforts to ac-quire land since 2005 did notbear fruit till now.
The problem has been com-pounded further with mar-ginal farmers, possessing oneor two acres, refusing to partwith their land in the hope tohave a better bargain in thecoming years. "Why should Igive away my land for a lesserprice. I would rather wait tillI get a good price," said Chin-narao, a marginal farmer ofPebbair, the most backward re-gion in the district.
Sources said the workswere also affected by poor
budgetary allocations. Whilethe government had allocatedRs 4,709 crore, sources said thecost has already swelled toover Rs 7,000 crore. Supply ofpower to these LI projects isanother concern as Kalwakur-ty LI project alone would re-quire nearly 450 MW. "Theoverall requirement of powerto all these projects could in-crease further as all of themare LI schemes," a power offi-cial noted.
However, exuding confi-dence, district collector M Pu-rushottam Reddy told TOI thatthese projects would transformthe face of the drought-hit dis-trict. "Once the projects arecompleted, there would be so-cial and economic empower-ment," he said. The projectsenvisage providing irrigationto 8 lakh acres in 49 out of 64mandals in the district. Sincethe projects entail diversion of70 tmcft of Krishna water, over9.39 lakh people of 647 villages,which are prone to frequentrainfall deficit would getdrinking and irrigated water,an official said.
No End To Water Woes In Mahbubnagar
YET TO FINISH: The Kalwakurthy irrigation project site
TOI
Jupalli to resumepadayatra today
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Mahbubnagar: Former min-ister Jupalli Krishna Rao isat it again. In what could bethe first litmus test for BotsaSatyanarayana, who wouldtake over as the new PCCchief on June 11, Krishna Raowould be resuming his con-troversial Telangana 'PrajaAbhiyaan' padayatra in Mah-b u b n a g a rdistrict onSaturday.
This alsoignites theongoing tus-sle betweenminister DK Arunaand KrishnaRao, who isbent upontaking outthe padayatra from her Gad-wal assembly constituency.Krishna Rao said he would re-sume the padayatra from Aizatown where he was arrestedby police on May 20. Askedabout the PCC stand on hisyatra, he replied that he wasundertaking the yatra to mo-bilise the people for achiev-ing the larger goal of separateTelangana state.
He said his only aim wasto garner the attention of theCentre to the larger aspira-tions of the people of the re-gion for separate Telangana.Sources said Krishna Raowould face trouble once hisyatra reaches Gadwal repre-sented by Aruna. Krishna Raosuspended his yatra after thePCC sent an emissary whentrouble broke out in Aiza, Peb-
bair andG a d w a ltowns. Later,he submittedhis resigna-tion to theg o v e r n o rwho accept-ed it follow-ing a recom-mendationfrom thechief minis-
ter. Changing her tack, Arunasaid she was not concernedabout the yatra. Earlier, shehad opposed the yatra on thegrounds that she was not informed by Krishna Rao onhis yatra plans. Sources saidthough Aruna would distanceherself from the yatra,her followers would certain-ly obstruct the ex-minister'syatra.
Chaos againat RythuSadassu
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Gudivada: Tension prevailedat Gudivada Rythu Sadassuwhen farmers obstructed thespeeches of district ministerK Pardha Saradhi and Con-gress legislator D Y Das of Pa-marru on Friday. Raising slo-gans against the government,the farmers asked the Con-gress leaders, including theminister, to stop addressingthem.
The situation turnedvolatile when the ministerturned the heat on the farm-ers by branding them as TDPcadres. Police intervention fi-nally paved the way for theconduct of the meeting hereon Friday. Farmers who kepttheir cool till Kaikalur MLAJayamangalam Venkata Ra-mana (TDP) completed hisspeech, started shouting assoon as Das began addressingthe meeting.
"How can the governmentclaim itself as pro-farmerwhen all our stocks of paddyare lying with us with no buy-er coming forward to giveMSP," fumed a farmer Rami-neni Rathnam. Soon, otherfarmers shouted slogansagainst the government.When the minister lost hiscool and branded them as TDPworkers, the farmers threwplastic chairs into the air andannounced boycott of themeeting.Police had a toughtime pacifying the angryfarmers and bringing themback to the meeting.
It took more than one hourfor the police to convince thefarmers to stay calm. OnThursday, the farmers hadstalled the proceedings of theRythu Sadassu at Machili-patnam.
FARMERS FURIOUS
Three bodies foundin Krishna riverTIMES NEWS NETWORK
Vijayawada: Mystery shroudsthe death of three unidenti-fied persons whose bodieswere found floating in the wa-ters of Krishna river at the up-stream of Prakasam barragehere on Friday.
While the manwas aged about 40years old, the bod-ies of a 10-year-old girl and aneight-year-old boy were alsofound. Police suspect that allthe three could belong to onefamily. A police official saidthat the head of the familymight have resorted to suicidealong with the children as he
tied his hands along with thehands of both the childrenwith a towel so that they couldnot swim to safety whenjumped into the waters.
Police were not clear onwhen the trio might have com-mitted suicide. They were also
not forthcomingwhether it was amurder byunidentified as-
sailants. "We have sent the bod-ies for post-mortem andlaunched an investigation," asenior police official said. Allthe police stations were alert-ed to find out the missing cas-es to track the identity of thedeceased.
Youth slits girl’s throatTIMES NEWS NETWORK
Kakinada: In yet another at-tack by a jilted lover, a girl suf-fered a serious cut injury onher throat on Friday and washospitalised. The accused lat-er attempted suicide by slit-ting his throat as well.
According to the port po-lice, Voleti Veeraveni, 18, andMalladi Krishnam Raju, 22,were in a relationship in thelast four years. When Raju'sparents refused the marriageproposal of Veeraveni fami-
ly, the latter fixed their daugh-ter's marriage with anotherperson.
Angered over this, Rajuwent to Veeraveni's house inthe early hours of Friday.Raju picked up an argumentwith the girl and in a fit ofrage, cut her throat with aknife. Later, he himself slithis throat. Both were admit-ted to the government gener-al hospital here where thedoctors said they were out ofdanger.
CRPF constableshoots self
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
VViizziiaannaaggaarraamm:: A CRPFconstable committed suicidein Vizianagaram district byshooting himself with hisservice rifle in the late hoursof Thursday. Sources said thecop, who hailed fromRajasthan, resorted to theextreme step anguished overa failed love affair.Nitish Beherwa, 24, aimed thetrigger on his chest whenother jawans were fast asleepat Makkuva police station.Nitish was said to have beenkeeping aloof from others forthe last couple of weeks. "He looked dejected. He wasupset over a failed love,"sources said. His body wasbeing sent to his native placein Rajasthan.
D K Aruna Jupalli
SUICIDE PACT?
