Survey finds 14,000 acres govt land in capital region

VIJAYAWADA: A survey conducted for the first time by Andhra Pradesh on demography and extent of government and private land in 29 villages, where it plans to build its new capital city, has revealed that as much as 52,000 acres of farm land is available. Of this, government land (assigned) is 14,000 acres and land in possession of private individuals is 38,000 acres. 

According to sources, the government is expected to take over the entire 52,000 acres either through land pooling or land acquisition in the first phase itself. The government had earlier proposed to acquire only 30,000 acres in the first phase.

By the government covering land and population in these villages has triggered a fresh controversy. The survey revealed that there is 14,000 acres of government land in these villages. Farmers fume at the government for its 'land hunger' as it has been planning to acquire agriculture lands in all the 29 villages.

The government has identified about 38,000 acres of agriculture patta land in the 29 villages. While 21 villages in Tulluru mandal have 33,247 acres of agriculture patta land, eight villages in Mangalagiri and Tadepalli mandals have 5,000 acres. Besides private patta land, there are different types of government land, including 'grama kantham', village 'poramboke', tank 'poramboke', temple land and forest land. The forest and endowments departments own around 1,300 acres in the area. Although most of the government land is under the control of private individuals, the state wants to reclaim it by paying a reasonable compensation to the farmers.

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