Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Government distributes ₹8.33 crore to Edula Reservoir displaced residents
A village called Bandaravipakula was submerged because of the Edula Reservoir project.
This displaced people from their homes and farmland.
Government officials gave compensation cheques to 125 people.
The cheques together were worth ₹8.33 crore.
Some people did not receive cheques yet because of problems such as a beneficiary’s death or bank-account details.
Officials said those payments would be provided soon.
They also promised houses, roads, electricity, water facilities, and jobs for eligible families and young people.
Leaders asked families to use the money carefully for their future.
MLA Tudi Megha Reddy and Collector Adarsh Surabhi distributed ₹8.33 crore in compensation cheques to 125 Bandaravipakula beneficiaries.
Bandaravipakula village was submerged during construction of the Edula Reservoir project.
The government has released ₹67 crore in total compensation for displaced residents of Bandaravipakula and Konkalapalli.
Compensation for 175 people was due, but some cheques were delayed because of deaths or bank-account issues.
Officials promised improved rehabilitation facilities, housing support, roads, electricity, water infrastructure, and local employment initiatives.
- Who
- MLA Tudi Megha Reddy, District Collector Adarsh Surabhi, government officials, and displaced residents of Bandaravipakula.
- What
- Compensation cheques worth ₹8.33 crore were distributed to 125 beneficiaries.
- When
- Thursday.
- Where
- The Collectorate meeting hall in Wanaparthy District.
- Why
- The beneficiaries lost homes or land after Bandaravipakula was submerged as part of the Edula Reservoir project.
- Compensation distributed
- ₹8.33 crore
- Beneficiaries paid
- 125 people
- Total compensation released
- ₹67 crore for displaced residents of Bandaravipakula and Konkalapalli
- Total beneficiaries due compensation
- 175 people
- Pending payments
- Some cheques were delayed because of deaths or bank-account issues
- Proposed employment land
- Half an acre near the villages for local youth
- Proposed employment funding
- Approximately ₹2 crore through the Tourism Department
- Rehabilitation support
- Indiramma houses, borewells, BT roads, electricity connections, and water tanks