Archive · 10 Nov 2025
Wild Animals Invade Villages After Kakinada SEZ Land Acquisition
Imagine a big company built a special economic zone, which is like a big business park.
To do this, they took a lot of farmland from people.
Many farmers didn't want to give up their land and were sad because they couldn't farm anymore.
Now, the land the company took is just sitting there and growing wild, like a jungle.
Wild animals, like boars, are moving into this overgrown land because it's their new home.
These animals are then going into the nearby villages and sometimes hurting people or eating their crops.
The people who lost their farms are also not getting jobs or help like they were promised, making their lives very difficult.
They used to farm and have a good life, but now many are struggling to find work.
Acquired lands for Kakinada SEZ in Thondangi and U. Kothapalli mandals have become overgrown jungles.
Wild animals, especially wild boars, are inhabiting these overgrown areas and entering nearby villages.
Wild animals are damaging crops and have attacked villagers, causing injuries.
Former residents of acquired lands face unemployment and a lack of promised rehabilitation and job opportunities.
Villagers are demanding that KSEZ operators clear the overgrown lands to prevent animal incursions and crop destruction.
- Who
- Former landowners, farmers, agricultural laborers, and residents of villages in Thondangi and U. Kothapalli mandals.
- What
- Wild animals, particularly wild boars, are entering villages and agricultural lands, causing damage to crops and mauling people, while former residents of acquired lands struggle with unemployment and lack of rehabilitation.
- When
- The issue of land acquisition has persisted, with some farmers cultivating land until 2015, and the current problems of wild animals and lack of jobs are ongoing.
- Where
- Thondangi and U. Kothapalli mandals in the Kakinada district, particularly lands acquired for the Kakinada Special Economic Zone (KSEZ).
- Why
- Land acquired for KSEZ has been left unattended and overgrown, becoming a habitat for wild animals. Former residents of the acquired lands were promised jobs and rehabilitation which have not materialized.
Former Landowners/Villagers
Kakinada SEZ Operators/Government
Impact of Land Acquisition
Former Landowners/Villagers
Lost fertile lands and livelihoods, now work as daily laborers, lack employment opportunities and R&R package benefits.
Kakinada SEZ Operators/Government
Acquired land for development, offered compensation (which some refused), and the SEZ is intended for industrial growth.
Land Use and Development
Former Landowners/Villagers
Acquired lands have become overgrown jungles, attracting wild animals that damage crops and attack villagers; prevented from cultivating or developing their existing lands.
Kakinada SEZ Operators/Government
SEZ operators prevent farmers from cultivating lands and do not provide promised jobs or R&R packages.
Current Living Conditions
Former Landowners/Villagers
Struggling to build or sell homes, facing difficulties in maintaining professions, and experiencing miserable lives due to lack of jobs and development.
Kakinada SEZ Operators/Government
There are no explicit statements from SEZ operators or the government defending their current actions or living conditions in the provided text.
- SEZ Name
- Kakinada Special Economic Zone (KSEZ)
- Affected Mandals
- Thondangi and U. Kothapalli
- Land Acquired
- More than 10,000 acres
- Compensation Offered
- ₹9 lakh per acre (in two phases)
- Farmers Refusing Compensation
- Cultivated lands over 2,180 acres until 2015
- Current Village Situation (Example)
- Rama Raghavapuram has 53 families struggling with land and housing issues.
- Crops Damaged by Animals
- Mango, sapota, cashew nut, and other plantations