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Illegal sand mining rampant in Mahabubnagar

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Illegal sand mining rampant in Mahabubnagar

The construction sector is growing swiftly, increasing the demand for sand. Illegal sand mining is rampant in the Telangana state. Despite several attempts by the government to curb the sand mafia, there is hardly any headway. The government brought the new sand policy to regulate such illegal doings but is constrained only to documents.

As per the reports, police, revenue and mining officials in Mahabubnagar district are acting as hand in glove. Any vehicle used for extraction and transportation of sand in contravention to these rules is seized, the sand is being dumped at Tahsildar office or at the nearby police state. As per the policy, the vehicle should be confiscated, however, the punishment for the crime is to transport sand to government offices where construction is being done in the same vehicle. The vehicles are being let off without any case after doing around 5 to 10 trips. This process originated in Narayanpet allegedly with the help of revenue officials, police and mining officials. Reports suggest that process is rife in Mahabubnagar’s Narayanpet, Utkoor, Manganoor, Makthal, Dhanwada, Damaragidda, Narva and Athmakuru. It is being done with the help of leaders of all the political parties. As the regions share borders with Karnataka, lack of attention from the administration is giving rise to these situations.

Similar scenario is seen in Jogulamba Gadwal district which is causing huge loss to the exchequer of the district. The new sand policy is just on paper. It may be noted that on June16, K T Rama Rao warned that strict action will be taken if shortage of sand is created. However, there is no change in the behaviour at regional level.

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KCR strikes at Mahabubnagar district

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KCR strikes at Mahabubnagar district

Mahabubnagar has always been thorn in the flesh for TRS president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Reason, the district has always been an outlier for the Telangana Rashtra Samiti. Even when KCR won Mahabubnagar Lok Sabha seat in 2009, the party lost miserably in Assembly elections. In 2014 as well, when the pink wave swept across the state, Mahabubnagar was by far remained unaffected . Along with Nagarkurnool Lok Sabha seat, Congress and TDP could stop the TRS juggernaut in the boarders of the district. Rubbing salt to the insult, Congress and TDP have indomitable Reddy leaders like Revanth Reddy and DK Aruna. Aruna floated a theory that KCR was creating the rift between north and south Telanganas by promoting the North part. So, KCR is hell bent to cut the supply roots of Congress and TDP to weaken the opposition parties. In this direction, he is now luring grass-root leaders to TRS and succeeded to some extent. Finally he could wean away two influential grassroot leaders, one from TDP and another from Congress. Kodangal mandal Prajaparishat president N Dayakar Reddy and Gopalpet MPP president Janakiram Reddy joined the party in a spectacular show on Saturday. The two leaders hit Hyderabad like a cyclone with hundred of vehicles each and huge contingent of followers. They both garlanded Ambedkar statue before proceeding to TRS Bhavan. Along with Janakiram Reddy, Mandal Mahila Samakya former president Nagamani, Single window president Siva Ramreddy also.

It is not known how TDP and Congress would react to the KCR strategy of wooing grassroot leaders from these parties.

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Threat to YSR Legacy in TS: Jagan’s Intriguing Silence

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Threat to YSR Legacy in TS: Jagan’s Intriguing Silence

In Telangana, politics always makes strange bedfellows. The enemies forget their past and embrace, and the very next moment brandish the swords to cut throats. This is how politics flourished in the region and going to flourish in future as well. Otherwise, YSR Congress can’t be expected of maintaining deafening silence even though chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is destroying  the traces of YS Rajasekhar Reddy from the soil of Telangana.

A leader, who never fails to refer to the name of Maha Neta (this is how YS Jaganmohan Reddy addresses his father) has been silent in Telangana on the annihilation of YSR’s projects. Why is it that Jaganmohan Reddy, who wants to build his political empire on the legacy of his father, is winking at the acts of destruction of YSR legacy? Is it just because, he wants to take help of chief minister Chandrasekhar Rao, in weakening TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu. His silence lends credence to the talk that Jagan is in league with KCR.

As Jagan is silent, Congress is owning up YS Rajasekhar Reddy in the new state to derive political advantage.

1. Neither Jagan nor his sister Sharmila in her tour in Telangana last month asked if there was need to abandon the Pranahita-Chevella project,  which was the dream-project of YS Rajasekhar Reddy. YRS laid foundation for the project in 2008 and works have been taken up spending thousands of crores of taxpayers money.

It is the Congress which alleged that KCR was obliterating the YSR legacy.  They charged that  KCR had abandoned the project just because it had been initiated by Rajasekhar Reddy.

2. Entire Mahabubnagar district is up against KCR government for setting aside four irrigation projects, Nettempadu, Kalwakurthi, Koilsagar and Bhima in favor of a new project Palamuru-Raga Reddy lift irrigaton project. Congress sounded war bugle against ignoring the project which are in the final stages of completion. According to G Chinna Reddy (MLA Vanaparthi), DK Aruna (MLA, Gadwala), Bhatti Vikramaraka (TPCC working president) a meager allocation of Rs 500 cr – Rs 600 cr was enough to complete these projects.

“If completed, these projects would helpirrigate 8 lakh acres in the district,” Bhatti told Telugu360.com. A meeting of Congress leaders held  two days ago at DK Aruna’s residence had decided that Congress leaders visit these projects on July 24 and July 25 to study their status and place facts before the people, Bhatti said.

However, from the YSR Congress side, except the lone MP Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy(Khammam), no other leader reacted against  the abandonment of Pranahita-Chevella project in Telangana which people of Adilabad fear would deny water to their district. While the party president Jagan is not keen to  rub KCR on wrong side, as a party, YSRC also failed to take a view on the KCR’s decision. Jagan made a feeble voice only once against the taking up of Palamuru-Ranga Reddy Lift Irrigation Project some time back with out referring the four project ignored by TRS government.

Jagan’s inaction on the projects is being attributed to  the purported political understanding he has with KCR. Since Jagan sees little future for his party in Telangana, he seems to have settled for an undeclared alliance with KCR, who is hell bent on driving  away Naidu from Hyderabad.

Strangeness of these political games is that KCR and Naidu were friends in  2009 elections and the fell apart after the drubbing at elections. KCR hated YSR to the bone. As long as YSR was in power, KCR did not dare talk Telangana. Later , Jagan openly opposed Telangana. Now, KCR and Jagan  are not enemies, if not friends.

 

 

 

 

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M’Nagar dist. Observes Bandh

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M’Nagar dist. Observes Bandh

Responding to the call given by TRS, entire Mahabubnagar district is observing the bandh since morning. All education institutions have been closed. As the bandh is called by ruling party, life is expected to come to a standstill. As per the information available at 8.30 in morning  RTC employees of all unions have participated in the bandh. Buses are off the road. All 9 depot with a fleet of 975 buses have suspended their operation. Shops have been closed. TRS is organizing an all party meeting this evening to discuss a strategy to counter the moves AP CM Chandrababu Naidu to stall the Palamuru Lift Irrigation project.

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