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Naidu Hands Over Rs 200 Crore Compensation to Veligonda Evacuees
The Veligonda project displaced many families from their homes.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu gave representatives a cheque for Rs 200 crore.
The money is compensation for the families who had to leave their homes.
About 1,600 families benefited from this latest payment.
The government says it has paid Rs 518 crore in compensation so far.
It had already provided Rs 300 crore to more than 2,550 families on June 27.
Naidu said the remaining compensation would be released soon.
The government is also building facilities in seven rehabilitation colonies.
Work is complete in six colonies, but Vemulakota is not finished yet.
Families are gradually moving into houses built in the resettlement colonies.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu handed over a Rs 200 crore compensation cheque to representatives of Veligonda project displaced families.
The latest payment benefited 1,600 displaced families, according to an official release.
The government said total compensation paid so far has reached Rs 518 crore.
A Rs 300 crore payment was previously provided on June 27 to more than 2,550 evacuee families.
Infrastructure work has been completed in six of seven rehabilitation colonies, with Vemulakota still unfinished.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and families displaced by the Veligonda Project.
- What
- Naidu handed over a Rs 200 crore compensation cheque to representatives of displaced families.
- Where
- The Assembly premises in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh.
- When
- Wednesday; an earlier Rs 300 crore payment was made on June 27.
- Why
- To compensate and support families displaced by construction of the major irrigation project.
Key facts
- Latest compensation
- Rs 200 crore
- Total compensation paid
- Rs 518 crore, according to an official release
- Families benefiting from latest payment
- 1,600 displaced families
- Earlier payment
- Rs 300 crore provided on June 27
- Families covered by earlier payment
- More than 2,550 evacuee families
- Rehabilitation colonies
- Seven colonies are receiving infrastructure facilities
- Infrastructure status
- Work is complete in six colonies; Vemulakota remains unfinished
Quotes
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
“Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu handed over Rs 200 crore compensation cheque to representatives of Veligonda project displaced families at the Assembly premises today”
thehansindia.com
Official release
Andhra Pradesh government press release
“CM Naidu handed over Rs 200 crore compensation cheque to representatives of Veligonda project displaced families at the Assembly premises today”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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