Archive · 12 Jan 2026
Forest Officials Halt Housing Construction on PVTG Land
A kind lady named Lethu Bai from the Kolam tribe gave some of her land so that 10 families who didn't have any land could build houses.
The government had said they could build these houses.
But then, some forest officials stopped the building.
They said there is a big argument about who owns the land.
Lethu Bai and the villagers are very sad and are protesting to show how unfair this is.
They want the families to have homes, but the officials are making it hard.
Lethu Bai even gave up her crops to help, but now she feels like her kindness is not being respected.
The officials say they need to check the land properly to solve the problem.
Lethu Bai donated 1 acre of her land for 10 landless families to build government-sanctioned houses.
Forest officials halted the construction, claiming the land is part of an 8,000-acre dispute.
Villagers, including Lethu Bai, started a relay hunger strike to protest the halt.
Lethu Bai expressed her frustration, stating she had even removed standing crops to facilitate the construction.
Forest officials stated that a joint survey is required to resolve the land dispute.
- Who
- Lethu Bai (Kolam tribe member) and 10 landless families
- What
- Construction of government-sanctioned houses halted by forest officials
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Dubbaguda (S) village, Sathnala mandal, Adilabad district
- Why
- Forest officials claim the land is part of an 8,000-acre dispute between the Forest and Revenue departments
- Tribe Involved
- Kolam tribe (PVTG)
- Land Donated
- 1 acre
- Beneficiaries
- 10 landless families
- Location
- Dubbaguda (S) village, Sathnala mandal, Adilabad district
- Disputed Area
- 8,000 acres between Forest and Revenue departments
- Action Taken
- Relay hunger strike by villagers
- Official Response
- Joint survey required to resolve the issue