Land acquisition for Gouravelli project almost complete
The Hindu
Majority of farmers have sold their land to govt. at a consent price of ₹15 lakh per acre
Finally, land acquisition for Gouravelli project located in Akkannapet mandal of Siddipet district is nearing completion. Majority of farmers have sold their land to the government at a consent price of ₹15 lakh per acre, the highest price officially offered, under the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme (KLIS).
Land acquisition for the project started as early as 2008 during the tenure of the late AP Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy. In the first phase, as much as 1,923.12 acres was acquired by the government for construction of 1.4 tmc ft capacity Gouravelli reservoir, as part of Jala Yagnam in 2008-09. However, like all other irrigation projects, this one also faced hurdles and was set aside.
As part of redesigning of projects by the TRS government after it came to power in 2014, the project capacity was increased to 8.2 tmc ft. Hence, an additional land of 1,993.87 acres was required by the government and a notification was issued in this regard.