Change northern part alignment of RRR, says K Laxman

Change northern part alignment of RRR, says K Laxman

Rajya Sabha member and national president of OBC Morcha Dr. K. Laxman on Saturday demanded Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to change the alignment of northern part of the Regional Ring Road (RRR) to protect the interests of farmers.

Addressing the media at the maha dharna being organised by BJP State senior leader Gudur Narayana Reddy in front of Bhuvanagiri Collector Office, he stated that farmers would lose their valuable lands due to the present alignment. He stated that he would raise the issue in the Parliament if the State government does not give in to the BJP’s demand.

He said that Centre has come forward for the construction of the Regional Ring Road in the State to develop the rural areas. The onus of acquiring the lands for the road is on the State government, he said.

“However, the State government has not treated all the regions which fall under RRR alike. It has adopted one approach on the southern part and the other in the northern part. In the southern part, the alignment was fixed 40 kms away from the Outer Ring Road (ORR) of Hyderabad. Whereas the same was fixed within 30 kms of ORR,” he said.

He said that the Centre would bear about 50% of the cost of the land acquisition. The Centre would also bear 50% expenditure of construction of the RRR.

Earlier scores of farmers, led by BJP leader Gudur Narayana Reddy, gathered at the District Collector Office of Bhuvanagiri district. Despite the police pressure to leave, farmers stood firm and did not budge. Later, the police allowed Dr Laxman, Narayana Reddy and some others to submit a memorandum to the Collector.