Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Erravelli Officials Survey Land Near KCR Farmhouse
Officials are checking who is using a large piece of land in Erravelli.
The land is in Survey No.
325, near K. Chandrashekar Rao’s farmhouse.
Different reports describe the area as 388 or 388.5 acres.
Officials are checking documents, cultivation and whether government land was occupied improperly.
They have sent notices to people who claim or cultivate parts of the land.
The reports differ on the total number of notice recipients, giving figures of 215 and 220.
Venkatapur residents say they have rights to 138 acres of the land.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy ordered the inquiry, and officials may take back land found to be unlawfully held.
Officials began surveying 388 to 388.5 acres in Survey No. 325 at Erravelli, Siddipet district.
Revenue, survey and land-records teams are checking cultivation, ownership records and possible government-land encroachments.
Authorities issued notices to either 215 or 220 claimants; reports say 180 notices had been served, while 25 people were being traced.
The four-phase survey follows Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s order for a 30-day fact-finding inquiry into assigned-land allegations.
Venkatapur residents dispute the claims, saying they hold rights over 138 acres and want older Kasra and Sethwar records examined.
- Who
- Revenue, survey and land-records officials; land claimants and cultivators; Erravelli and Venkatapur residents; and Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy are involved.
- What
- A four-phase enjoyment survey is examining the use, records, possession and possible encroachment of land in Survey No. 325.
- When
- The survey began on Monday; one report says it will take about 10 days and continue until September 30, while the wider fact-finding exercise has a 30-day deadline.
- Where
- Survey No. 325 at Erravelli in Markook mandal, Siddipet district, near K. Chandrashekar Rao’s farmhouse.
- Why
- The government is investigating alleged encroachment and the status of assigned or government land.
Government Survey
Venkatapur Claimants
Land status
Government Survey
Officials are determining the extent of government or assigned land, who is cultivating it, whether Scheduled Caste beneficiaries possess it, and whether encroachments exist.
Venkatapur Claimants
Venkatapur residents say Erravelli residents have rights over only about 250 acres and that they hold rights over the remaining 138 acres.
Records used
Government Survey
Officials are collecting survey details, previous holders’ names and current revenue records, and have demarcated boundaries through a DGPS survey.
Venkatapur Claimants
Venkatapur residents want Kasra and Sethwar records considered and allege errors during the 2018 Dharani records update changed land records.
Potential outcome
Government Survey
The government has said it will repossess government or assigned land found to be unlawfully held and redistribute it to landless Dalit families.
Venkatapur Claimants
Venkatapur residents want their claims properly examined so the survey does not deprive them of their alleged rights.
- Land under survey
- 388 to 388.5 acres in Survey No. 325
- Location
- Erravelli, Markook mandal, Siddipet district
- Survey method
- Four-phase enjoyment survey, including a Differential Global Positioning Survey to demarcate boundaries
- Notice figures
- Reports cite 215 or 220 claimants; 180 notices had reportedly been served in one account
- Missing claimants
- Officials were tracing another 25 persons who were absent from the village
- Government directive
- Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy ordered a 30-day fact-finding inquiry
- Disputed area
- Venkatapur residents claim rights over 138 acres
- Expected duration
- About 10 days, with the survey reported as continuing until September 30
