Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Special measures announced to resolve Udandapur reservoir rehabilitation issues
Officials met to discuss families moved because of the Udandapur Reservoir.
They checked whether these families had received their compensation and rehabilitation support.
Officials said nearly all land acquisition awards were complete.
Most payments for land, houses and house sites had been deposited into beneficiaries’ accounts.
The remaining cases will be examined one by one.
Village leaders must hold meetings so people can receive plots and build houses.
Complaints must receive clear written answers.
Officials and elected representatives will meet every 15 days to solve pending problems.
District Collector Khushboo Gupta reviewed rehabilitation and resettlement issues with MLA Anirudh Reddy and local representatives.
Officials said land acquisition awards were issued and almost all compensation had been paid to affected families.
The Collector said nearly 99 per cent of awards were completed, with payments deposited for land, houses and house sites.
Sarpanches were directed to hold gram sabhas and expedite plot allotments in rehabilitation layouts.
Officials and public representatives will review pending cases every 15 days, while infrastructure and registration-fee issues will also be pursued.
- Who
- District Collector Khushboo Gupta, Jadcherla MLA Janampally Anirudh Reddy, district officials and elected representatives from Vallur and Udandapur.
- What
- A review meeting was held on rehabilitation and resettlement issues affecting families displaced by the Udandapur Reservoir.
- When
- The meeting was held on Thursday, with follow-up reviews planned every 15 days.
- Where
- The meeting took place at the Collectorate in Mahabubnagar; the affected rehabilitation areas include several nearby villages and hamlets.
- Why
- To resolve remaining compensation, plot-allotment, infrastructure and other rehabilitation-related issues.
- Project
- Udandapur Reservoir
- Awards completed
- Nearly 99 per cent of land acquisition awards
- Compensation
- Amounts for land acquisition, house packages and house sites were deposited into beneficiaries’ accounts
- Remaining cases
- The final one per cent will be examined individually
- Plot allotment
- Sarpanches were directed to hold gram sabhas and expedite allotments in R&R layouts
- Review schedule
- The MLA, public representatives and officials will meet every 15 days
- Infrastructure concerns
- Burial grounds or crematoriums, function halls and roads in rehabilitation areas