Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Buddaram Farmers Protest Compensation in Peddacheruvu Land Acquisition
About 100 farmers in Buddaram may lose their land again.
The land is being acquired because of displacement linked to Peddacheruvu.
Some farmers already lost land for irrigation canals last year.
They say they received Rs 12 lakh per acre then.
This time, they say their land is worth about Rs 45 lakh per acre.
Officials are reportedly offering Rs 15 lakh per acre.
The farmers want more money, replacement land, or support such as houses and jobs.
They are angry because notices were pasted telling them to accept the offer and leave.
They also say their complaints to local officials and their MLA have not solved the problem.
Around 100 farmers in Buddaram face a second land acquisition for Peddacheruvu-triggered displacement.
Farmers say their land is worth about Rs 45 lakh per acre at current market rates.
They report receiving Rs 12 lakh per acre during an earlier irrigation-related acquisition.
Farmers say officials are now offering Rs 15 lakh per acre and have pasted notices urging them to leave.
They are seeking market-rate compensation or land, along with housing and jobs for affected families.
- Who
- About 100 farmers from Buddaram village, including K Lachamma, Srinivas Rao and Dharma Rao, are affected; local revenue officials are handling the acquisition.
- What
- The state government is acquiring additional farmland for Peddacheruvu-triggered displacement, while farmers are protesting what they describe as inadequate compensation.
- When
- The current acquisition is taking place after an earlier irrigation-related acquisition last year; the article does not provide a specific date for the latest notices.
- Where
- Buddaram village in Gopalpet mandal, Wanaparthy district, near Jadcherla.
- Why
- Farmers say the offered compensation is far below the land’s market value and does not account for trees, equipment and long-term cultivation.
Farmers’ demands
Reported official position
Compensation amount
Farmers’ demands
Farmers want compensation based on the reported market value of Rs 45 lakh per acre, or at least Rs 20 lakh per acre after reducing their original demand.
Reported official position
Farmers say officials have asked them to accept Rs 15 lakh per acre and leave their land, citing pressure from higher authorities not to increase the compensation.
Relocation and livelihood support
Farmers’ demands
Farmers are seeking land in exchange for land, or housing and jobs for people who lose their holdings.
Reported official position
The article reports no official commitment to provide replacement land, houses or jobs.
Handling of the acquisition
Farmers’ demands
Farmers say notices pasted by revenue officials effectively told them to accept the offer or risk losing their land, and they accuse the local MLA and officials of ignoring their pleas.
Reported official position
The article does not include a direct response from the revenue authorities, Wanaparthy MLA T Megha Reddy or the state government.
- Affected farmers
- About 100 farmers in Buddaram village
- Landowner cited
- K Lachamma reportedly lost 1.9 acres
- Earlier compensation
- Rs 12 lakh per acre for land acquired for irrigation canals last year
- Reported market value
- About Rs 45 lakh per acre
- Current reported offer
- Rs 15 lakh per acre
- Farmers’ reduced demand
- Rs 20 lakh per acre, a house and a job for those losing land
- Earlier land use
- Farmers cultivated patta land and maintained mango and teak trees, piles and pumps