District Collector Okay. Vetriselvi on Tuesday directed officers to hurry up land acquisition works associated to the #Polavaram Project’s R&R packages, nationwide highways, and YSR Jagananna Saswatha Bhoohakku Mariyu Bhooraksha (YSR–JBM) survey items, and in addition guarantee clean clearance for #4G cellular towers of Airtel, #Jio, and BSNL with out inconveniencing the general public.

In a video convention held on Tuesday (August 5, 2025), the Collector reviewed the progress of land acquisition, R&R colony constructions, and #4G tower permissions with mandal and income officers.

Highlighting the urgency of land wants for Polavaram-related R&R packages, the Collector stated that round 5,000 acres are required within the district. While 800 acres have already been recognized in #Buttayagudem and #Jeelugumilli mandals, one other 600 acres have not too long ago been marked. She instructed officers to finish the remaining land acquisition by August 15.

She emphasised that Gram Sabhas have to be held in all involved villages after figuring out land parcels. Officials, together with RDOs and DSPs, ought to take part and have interaction with farmers transparently throughout these public hearings. The compensation have to be paid strictly as per authorities norms, and the method needs to be voluntary and farmer-friendly, she stated.

The Collector additionally instructed that targets below the YSR–JBM survey items have to be met, and land for nationwide freeway improvement have to be handed over rapidly. Regarding #4G tower installations, permissions needs to be granted solely after field-level inspection, guaranteeing minimal public inconvenience and enough distance from residential areas.

Joint Collector P. Dhatri Reddy, ITDA PO Apurva Bharat, Special Collector S. Sarala Vandana, DRO V. Vishweshwara Rao, and different mandal-level officers joined the evaluate just about.

Published – August 05, 2025 08:40 pm IST

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