Amaravathi: TDP supremo and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu assured the Polavaram displaced that he will stand by the affected families till justice is done to them.
Addressing the public after visiting the flood-affected areas of Velerupadu mandal in Eluru district and after interacting with the flood-victims, Mr Chandrababu Naidu said that he will certainly stand by the displaced families. Mr Naidu also promised them that a separate Polavaram district will be formed once the TDP comes back to power.
The TDP supremo said that at least seven mandals are affected with Polavaram project and Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy could not come to the rescue of the people in the submerged areas. When he (Jagan) was in trouble he undertook pada yatra and when the people are facing difficulties, he is moving in the air.
“If one moves only on the ground then the actual facts will come to his notice. Mr Jagan Mohan Reddy does not want to know the ground reality,” Mr Naidu maintained, Recalling that when he was the chief minister of the combined Andhra Pradesh, he managed to acquire 5,000 acres of land for the international airport by promising the displaced equal stretch of land in the nearby areas. “I convinced them by promising land in the nearby areas. They listened to me and donated the land and I allotted them land very close to the international airport. Now they are the pride owners of the land with an estimated cost of Rs 50 cr to Rs 60 cr per acre,” he said adding that one should have vision and at the same time should ensure that the affected too should get the proper relief and rehabilitation package.
Mr Naidu is of the opinion that unless he planned his visit to the flood-hit areas, the Chief Minister would not made even that ceremonial visit to the flood ravaged areas. “After my visit, he has no option but to come here. But what is the use. Except making some drama, he did not announce any relief to the flood victims,” Mr Chandrababu Naidu observed.
Maintaining that the Rs 2,000 relief announced to each of the affected families is of no use as the amount can not resolve one percent of their problems, the TDP supremo said the affected families have been suffering for the past 15 days.
Mr Naidu said that he came to the areas only to have first hand information on the damage caused by the floods and to know the actual problems being faced by the victims. The ruling party even threatened some locals not to attend his meetings, he added.
Mr Naidu demanded thaa complete relief and rehabilitation package be paid to the Polavaram displaced and those who lost their lands be paid enough compensation. “You are sacrificing your lands for the future generations of the State. Unless you get a proper compensation great injustice will be done to you,” the TDP supremo said.
Mr Naidu was greeted profusely by the massive gathering and when he asked some of them to explain their problems, many of then narrated their cup of woes. Some of them said that they lost everything in the floods but there is no one to take care of them even after several days of the floods affected their area. Then Mr Naidu demanded that Rs 10 lakh package as promised by the Chief Minister be paid immediately.
Mr Naidu is of the opinion that the State Government is unable to complete the Polavaram project and the Chief Minister expressed his inability with the total compensation to be paid to the people in the submerged areas raised to Rs 20,000 cr. Mr Chandrababu Naidu demanded that the State Government come to the rescue of the affected and pay the relief to the satisfaction of the victims.
