
Onus of completing Polavaram R&R on Centre: political parties
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Communist Party of India (CPI) State Secretary K. Ramakrishna, A.P. Congress president Sake Sailajanath and other senior leaders from Left parties on Thursday resolved to come together to put pressure on the Central government to complete the Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) of nearly one lakh displaced families from the affected area of the Polavaram irrigation project. A virtual meeting was organised on the issue, and was moderated by the CPI. “The onus of completing the R&R exercise is on the Centre as per the A.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014. The Centre cannot disown its responsibility now,” Mr. Ramakrishna said.More Related News

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