Single men and women eagerly waiting for houses
The Hindu
They are oustees of villages to be submerged under Mallannasagar
Ramulamma had come to Vemulaghat village in Toguta mandal from Chaudaram in Chinnakodur mandal after her marriage at the age of nine, almost 60 years ago. She had lived in the village since then and mostly confined to the village and surrounding areas and worked as farm labour. She has three daughters and one daughter, a widow, is staying with her. She claims that she had three small houses in the village. The authorities had noted only two house numbers and allotted only one house, to her daughter Latha, as compensation. Ramulamma says she was neither allotted a house in Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) Colony at Mutrajpally nor received compensation package for losing her houses to Mallannasagar. Same is the case with Narsavva, another single woman from the village. She was offered a package but not a house in the R&R Colony. Vemulaghat is one of the villages that would submerge under Mallannasagar. Many elderly persons, mostly single men and women, are staring at uncertain future. Almost all villages – Etigaddakishtapur (57), Vemulaghat (102), Pallepahad (10), Brahamana Banjerpally (10), Rampur (10), Laxmapur (10) of Toguta mandal and Erravalli (30) and Singaram (30) of Kondapaka mandal are having single persons who are old. According to sources, only three single persons were extended the package while others were denied. About 100 people have approached the High Court seeking justice.More Related News