Compensate Veligonda project evacuees in full before shifting, demand farmers’ groups
Farmers' groups in Andhra Pradesh are demanding full compensation and rehabilitation for families displaced by the Veligonda irrigation project before relocation occurs. They argue that the government's current approach is hasty and risks the livelihoods of those affected.
Why it matters
Highlights the tension between large-scale infrastructure development and the rights of displaced rural communities.
Farmers’ organisations, agricultural workers’ groups and tenant farmers’ associations have demanded that the families displaced by the Veligonda irrigation project not be relocated from their villages until they are provided with full compensation and rehabilitation.
A round-table meeting organised by the Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham, Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Workers’ Union and Andhra Pradesh Tenant Farmers’ Association on Wednesday adopted a resolution, demanding that the government complete the compensation and rehabilitation process before asking the evacuees to vacate their villages.
Former Minister and Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sanghala Samanvaya Samithi convener Vadde Shobhanadreeswara Rao condemned what he described as the government’s “hasty approach” towards the displaced families.
Questioning the urgency of the proposed shift of the families, Mr. Rao demanded that the government first provide complete compensation and rehabilitation facilities and only then relocate the evacuees.
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