Jal , Jangal and Jameen Arch at Jodeghat |
The Jal, Jangal and Jameen arch is coming up at
Jodeghat where Adivasi legendary Komaram Bheem died fighting with Nizam forces
for sovereignty on 12 villages and land, forest and water in Kerameri mandal in
1940. Jal and jangal and Jameen arch is being constructed
as it reflects the aspirations of the Adivasis.
State government is developing the area as a tourist
and historical place by constructing tribal museum, amphitheater, multi media
hall and Komraum Bheem memorial to attract the tourists.
Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao may inaugurate
the Arch Jal Jangal and Jameen and lay foundation stone to a park on the
occasion of 75th death anniversary of Komaram Bheem on October27.
The project is being taken up at a cost of total Rs 25
crore and admonition sanction was given for Rs 18 crore under first phase. A
video album was shot at Jodeghat to popularize the project to attract the
tourists to develop the place under tourist circuit. The Department of the
Tourism is planning to develop the places.
Kumra Manikrao of Jodeghat said for the first time
some people looking like foreigners with grey and white hair came to their
gudem and it was cultural shock for many of the villagers present on seeing the
dressings, behavior and body language of foreigners and added that they spoke
in English but villagers could not understand and one person came with them
translated into Telugu.
The foreigners took photographs with villagers and
all the villagers laughed at them as many of them including women wore shots and
sleeveless tops and the entire area of Jodeghat and its surroundings of
pristine jungles by using Helicopter camera and there was a photo shoot.
Komaram Baderao expressed concern about their
indigenous culture and traditions and expressed anxiety about coming days
saying that they don’t know what more they were going to see in future after
Jodeghat was fully developed as tourist place.
Most of Adivasis of the Jodeghat were clueless about
what was coming up at their village and some of them say that their leader
Komaram Bheem’s puthla (statue) was
coming up.
Adivasi leaders have started expressing fear of
penetration of non- tribals into interior Jodeghat area and will exploit
natural resources in the forest just after project was developed as tourist
place.
The Adivasis also expressed fear of non- tribals and outsiders will indulge in sexual exploitation of their
gullible Adivasi women in the guise of offering employment under Tourism
development like in the Araku valley where Adivasis are inhabitants in the
Andhra Pradesh.
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