Andhra Pradesh Cabinet clears reclassification of 22.31 acres in Nellore for house sites
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has approved the reclassification of 22.31 acres of land in Nellore to provide housing sites for economically weaker families. The plan includes strict safeguards to ensure the irrigation infrastructure of the Sarvepalli canal remains protected.
Why it matters
This decision balances the urgent need for social welfare housing with the necessity of maintaining critical irrigation infrastructure for local agriculture.
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Thursday (September 3, 2026), chaired by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, approved a proposal to reclassify 22.31 acres of land in Nellore Urban mandal of SPSR Nellore district from ‘canal poramboke’ to ‘A.W. dry’ and issue house-site pattas to eligible poor beneficiaries in the area.
The decision was taken on the recommendations of a joint committee, with specific safeguards to protect the functioning and maintenance of the Sarvepalli canal. Of the total 62.70 acres under consideration, the reclassification will exclude the active canal area, the hydraulic operational zone and the mandatory 20-foot irrigation right-of-way buffer.
According to the Cabinet decision, the land classification change will be permitted only in areas that do not interfere with the canal’s water-carrying capacity or the Irrigation Department’s maintenance rights. The protected zones will continue to remain available for canal operations and maintenance.
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