Mini- tank bunds turn into scenic picnic spots

 

Pochamma Cheruvu is developed as mini- tank bund in Bellampalli

Five tanks being developed as mini- tank bunds under Mission Kakatiya in Khanapur, Sirpur (T), Bellampalli, Chennur, and Mancherial assembly constituency headquarters in the district, have turned into picnic spots in the Adilabad district.

Families and other visitors thronging them even though work on some of them, such as Pochamma Cheruvu on the outskirts of the Bellampalli town,has not  been completed fully.

Strengthening of bund with substantial width is enabling the people to ride bikes on it with their kids and experiencing the scenic beauty of the tank: the other side of the Pochamma tank is abloom with lotuses.

A central lighting system was set up along the tank bund and boating facilities area also being made available. A canteen too will come up along the bund.

Rakesh Kumar of Bellampalli town said that the mini- tank bund would certainly serve tourists well as a brief retreat; a variety of facilities offering people an opportunity to relax despite leading busy lives.

A gigantic Buddha statue is being erected in the middle of Nagamma tank in the Sirpur (T) town which is being developed as mini- tank bund at a cost of Rs 1.90 crore. This will be the second one after the Tank Bund of Hyderabad where a  Buddha statue was installed in the middle of  Hussain Sagar.

Local MLA Koneru Konappa had ordered for Buddha statue from Kurnool district to be installed in the tank. There are a considerable number of Buddhist in the Sirpur (T), Bejjur, Kautala, Kagaznagar and Dahegoan mandals in the Sirpur (T) Assembly constituency.

New districts splits people

People fight for Bellampalli, Mancherial and Asifabad as new district Hq     

The Telangana governments’ efforts to create new districts in the state for the better administration and improve the accessibility for the people to government machinery, has divided the people of the district on the issue and have started fighting among themselves on headquarters of the new districts to be created in the state.

Demand for revival of the old district head quarters Asifabad as new district to be created is gaining ground following the state government’s decision to create a new district out of the existing Adilabad district.

On the other hand, people of Bellampalli area also demanding the creation of new district with Bellampalli as its headquarters instead Mancherial. Leaders of Bellamaplli Zilla Sadhana committee argue that Mancherial will be far way for the people of the interior Bejjur, Kautala, Dahegoan mandal and Bellamapalli is the centre to all the areas in the new district to be created.

Leaders of Asifabad Zilla Sadhana Samiti also came out with similar argument before state government to justify their demand.        

During 1913-14, District headquarters was shifted to Asifabad from Adilabad owing to the administration exigencies and it was continued till 1940-41 and later Adilabad was once again made district headquarters.

Asifabad Zilla Sadhana Samiti and Bellampali Zilla Sadhana committees were formed and members and leaders of the committees had launched their agitations to achieve their demand.

With these developments, political leaders and leaders of various organizations also divided with their divulging opinions on the issue and not only creating confusion among the people but also spreading the enmity among the people of different areas within the district.

The issue is raising the temperaments among the people and issue forced the former and ruling MLAs took the sides of the agitation for creation of new district with the towns as headquarters falling in their respective Assembly constituencies like Mancherial, Bellampalli and Asifabad.

Earlier, the issue of creation of new district with Bellampalli as its headquarters was rocked the district development committee meeting at Mancherial and resulted in unending arguments by then MLAs Gunda Mallesh of Bellampalli and Gaddam Aravind Reddy of Mancherial.

Asifabad Zilla Sadhana Samiti convenor Gurrala Venkateshwar said ‘creation of new district as Asifabad its headquarters naming after Adivasi legendary late Komuram Bheem will be good for people of the district and the area will be developed as it attached to sate high way No-1 between Telangana and Maharashtra’. He recalled that ‘Asifabad was district headquarters for many years in the past’.