ORDER :

C. Praveen Kumar, J.

1. The Writ Petitioner, in this present Public Interest Litigation, seeks issuance of Mandamus to direct the Respondents to disburse the sanctioned amount pursuant to G.O.Rt. No. 184, dated 30.04.2020 to the PAFs/PDFs of Kondapur Village, under Gandikota Reservoir Project, without insisting on prior demolition of their houses, granting minimum six months time for their rehabilitation/resettlement, as illegal arbitrary and unconstitutional.

2. The averments in the affidavit, filed in support of the Writ Petition, show that, the Petitioner is one of the PAFs/PDFs of Kondapuram Village and Mandal, YSR Kadapa District, under Gandikota Reservoir Project. The Government of Andhra Pradesh issued District Gazette (extra-ordinary) Notification vide Gazette No. 01/R&R/2018, dated 06.09.2018, and C/R&R/106/2017, and the name of the Petitioner appeared at Sl. No. 4835 and NS 469 along with 3066 similar others.

3. In the year 2007, the Government of Andhra Pradesh proposed construction of Gandikota Reservoir, which is a part of Galeru-Nagari Sujala Sravanthi, with an estimated storage of flood water to an extent of 26.85 T.M.C., from Krishna River through foreshore area