Officials sceptical over districts before Dasara

Top district officials are sceptical about the creation of new districts by the state government in next three months.

The officials strongly believe that creation of new districts not an easy task and it needs a lot of procedure and time.

It is said that new districts may not be announced on Dasara festival. Top officials feel that state government is trying to generate revenue through land registrations by creating hype on new districts as it is facing a shortage of funds. 

A senior district officer said they too were in a state of confusion over creating new districts and just simply following the instructions from state government without going to rationality behind creating some new districts.  

Adilabad Zilla Parirakshana Committee feels that state government is deliberately creating real estate boom in the name of creating new districts and serving the interests of the few political leaders and some communities.

Land transactions are high these days in Nirmal and Mancherial to be created as new districts. Land prices also increased many folds in and around Nirmal town since news floated that Nirmal is under consideration of the state government for a new district. 

Land prices raised many folds in and around the Mancherial since the state government has announced that Mancherial will be created as a new district.

Top officials are saying that state government is doing a futile exercise by announcing few places as new district though there was no demand for such thing. Adivasis are not happy with the way the state government is creating the new districts without conducting a scientific survey.

People of Adilabad districts had many doubts on the demand for Nirmal district that came up suddenly without anybody’s demand and political leaders who lobbied for the Nirmal district when there was no such demand from the local public. Adivasi leaders are now questioning the logic behind creating Nirmal district while rejecting the Tribal district.

The creation of Nirmal and Mancherial has raised many issues including persons owned lands in and around these towns, control over the real estate business and communities benefiting more out of creating these two districts.

Questions are also raised what is need of creating new districts with just 50 km radius in the wake of improved road connectivity, communication technology and government talking much about online services. 

Some people feel the need of the hour is creating infrastructure and facilities for the employees at work place and addressing the peoples’ problems without much delay.

Park with medicinal plants to be highlight of Mancherial

Gandhari Vanam, a nature park with medicinal plants and herbs will soon be the centre of attraction in Mancherial in Adilabad district is attracting the elders and children alike. 

The forest department is developing the park named after famous Gandhari fort in the area.

Colorful paintings of forest animals adorn the compound wall of Gandhari Vanam  to create awareness among the people about the forest and animals.

Special secretary Smitha Saberwal from the Chief Minister’s office recently visited the Gandhari Vanam and was impressed by the work taken up to create awareness  about the growing plants.

The Gandhari Vanam is first of its kind being developed in the district. The project is coming up near Bokkalagutta on the out skirt of the Mancherial town.

Gandhari Vanam will be another feather in the cap of the Mancherial which already has Shivvaram Crocodile Sanctuary and ancient Gandhari fort where annual jatara will be organized by the local Adivasis.

Smitha Sabharwal asked the forest officials to grow Ayurvedik herbs and other medicinal plants as there was a huge demand for it in the open market.

The park is adjacent to the Gandhari Mysamma temple where thousands of devotees visit the temple every week.

The park is also an ideal place for picnics with and soon the authorities will install play equipment for the children. According to sources, the Gandhari park will be developed as a deer park in future to attract the tourists from coal belt areas in the east district of the Adilabad.

Land disputes rise around Mancherial

Land disputes and its related crimes are on the rise in the coal belt area especially in and around the Mancherial town in the wake of state government’s decision to create a new district with Mancherial as its headquarters. 

The land- related disputes are posing threat to the law and order in the coal belt area.  

Many land related disputes are being reported every day and victims are bringing them to the notice of the police. Mancherial police are receiving petitions of land related problems.  

Land value has been increased many fold in and around the Mancherial town following the news that the new district will be created with Mancherial headquarters.

It is found that same land is being sold to many persons with fake documents and some of the lands are landing in legal litigations.

Assistant Superintendent of police, Mancherial S. M Vijay Kumar said they have receiving many land related complaints and added that one plot is being sold more than one person. 

He advised buyers to purchase plots only in the government approved layouts. Buyers should check the documents of survey numbers and Pahani and EC authorization before purchasing any land.

It is found that land related problems are cropping up more also because buyers are registering the lands, plots and applying for patta to the lands they have purchased long back.

Incidents of encroachment of government, private lands and tanks are also on the rise around the Mancherial town these days and land prices are skyrocketing with the creation of new district with Mancherial its headquarters.

Some realtors had support of the local political leaders who invested money in the real estate business pinning hopes of getting huge profits with the escalation of land prices near future if Mancherial was made new district head quarters.

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’.

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