Vijayawada:It has been proposed to acquire nearly
440 acres in these villages for the Gannavaram airport development
project. The market value of the land ranges from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 8
crore per acre. The government will be offering only Rs 12 lakh to Rs
30 lakh based on registration value.“We are not ready to give our lands
if the government pays less than Rs 60 lakh per acre,” says Kollipara
Satyavara Prasad, a farmer of Davojigudem.
Lands
of many farmers in the village have been identified for� acquisition
for the project. As a majority of farmers own small land holdings,
everyone is expecting a handsome amount.
“I
have 60 cents in Davojigudem which comes under the purview of
Buddavaram Gram Panchayat. I earmarked 20 cents each for my two
daughters as dowry during their marriages. I want to keep the remaining
20 cents for me. I refused to sell the land when a realtor offered Rs
1.5 crore. The airport expansion project hit my future plans.”
“Now,
no one is coming to buy our lands as they came to know that the
government is going to acquire them. We will not accept the price
offered by the government,” says Chiguluri Lakshmikumari of Davojigudem.
row between revenue officials and the villagers of Davojigudem,
Buddavaram, Kesarapally and Ajjampudi is brewing with the latter
determined not to give up their lands cheap for the expansion of
Gannavaram airport.
Farmers of these
villages in Gannavaram mandal have given a warning of sorts to the
revenue officials not to enter their villages without announcing
adequate compensation. The villagers are demanding compensation
equivalent to the market value of the land.
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