IMPORTANT POINT
The State has a constitutional duty to provide housing for the poor, and the implementation of welfare schemes should not be obstructed by vested interests.

ORDER :

In the years 1992, 1993 and 2001, the SRBC [Srisailam Right Branch Canal] authorities have acquired the lands belonging to the private persons located in Banganapallee, Bhanumukkala, Bathulurupadu Villages of Banaganapalle Mandal, Kurnool District vide Award No.4/92-933 (Ac.79.71 Cents), Award No.6/91-92 (Ac.23.48 Cents), Award No.14/91-92 (Ac.29.73 Cents), Award No.18/92-93 (Ac.31.37 Cents), and Award No.34 (Ac. 49.30 Cents) for the following purposes:

a) For Srisailam Right Bank Canal;

b) For Approach and Trial Channel of Mutchatla Vagu aqueduct for package No.9 of SRBC;

c) For excavation of Additional Quarry for C.N.S. Soils to Block No. X of Srisailam Right Bank Canal.

On 30.12.2019, the Government issued the G.O.Ms.No.510, (Revenue)-lands Department authorizing the District Collectors of the respective Districts to resume the unutilized Government Lands on the grounds of violation of conditions or non utilization of the allotted land which was earlier alienated in favour of private individuals/private organizations/Government Organizations/Government Departments/Public Sector Undertakings/State Government Corporations/Urban Development Authorities & Urban Local Bodies on the ground of violation of conditions or non-utilization of the alienated lands in terms of G.O.Ms.No.57, Revenue (Assn. I) Department, dated 16.02.2015 and they are further authorised to utilise the lands acquired by various Government departments/ Organizations for any public purpose but not put into use for the same purpose. These lands shall be utilized for providing House sites to eligible beneficiaries under the flagship programme of "Navaratnalu Pedalandariki Illu”.

The District Collectors shall furnish details of such lands utilized for house sites purpose to the Government. The District Collectors are further instructed not to propose any lands belonging to Endowments, Educational Institutions, Wakf or any other religious related lands, environmentally sensitive and fragile areas such as tank beds, river beds, other water bodies and hillocks with afforestation etc., for house site purpose.

By virtue of G.O.Ms.No.510 dated 30.12.2019, the District Collector, Kurnool has issued the impugned orders in Rc.E1/494/2020, Rc.E1/495/2020, Rc.E1/496/2020 dated 04.03.2020 to utilize the lands acquired by various departments for any public purpose but not put into use for the same purpose for issuance of house sites under the programme “Navaratnalu – Pedalandariki Illu”. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Nandyal reported that the lands belonging to the Water Resource Department – SRBC were not utilized for the purpose for which they were acquired and the same was kept unutilized for 32 years. As the said lands are fit for house sites, the Collector directed the Tahsildar, Banaganapalli Mandal to takeover the possession of the lands in the below mentioned survey numbers for provision of house sites to the eligible beneficiaries under “Navaratnalu– Pedalandariki Illu”.

Banaganapalle Village Lands (Total to an extent of Ac. 46.00 cents)[ Rc.E1/494/2020]

Bathulurupadu Village Lands (Total to an extent of Ac. 5.53 cents)[Rc.E1/495/2020]

Bhanumukkala Village Lands (Total to an extent of Ac. 65.11 cents)[ Rc.E1/496/2020]