Re: Telangana ghosha

There are many reasons for separate Telangana demand: There are 10 districts in Telangana, 9 in Andhra Pradesh and 4 in Rayalaseema. Out of these, 7 districts in Telangana, 3 in Andhra Pradesh and 1 in Rayalaseema are considered severely backward districts which means 70% of districts in Telangana are backward while in Andhra it is 35% and in Rayalaseema it is 25%. Apart from these there are some areas in all parts of the state which are also backward. 45% of the state income comes from Telangana region. When it comes to utilisation of funds, the share of Telangana is only 28%. Normally canals are dug to supply water to the crops from rivers for cultivation. The amount of land cultivated through canals in just Guntur district is more than the land cultivated with canals in entire Telangana region. Nagarjuna sagar dam is built in Nalgonda district which is in Telangana but majority of the water from the dam is used for Krishna and Guntur district. The original dam was supposed to be built much ahead of its present location but the location was changed so that it falls in the Telangana region. Due to the construction of the dam several hectares of lime stone mines vanished as part of the dam back waters. Everyone knows that lime stone is used for producing cement. Even the natural resources were not allowed to remain. Fluorinated water problem is only in Nalgonda district which has not been resolved since decades. Two major rivers Krishna and Tungabhadra enter the state of AP in the district of Mahaboobnagar(the biggest district in Telangana) but the district always remains the worst draught hit area along with Anantapur because there is no project and process with which the water can be utilised. The plans for utilisation has been pending for decades. RDS (Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme) is built in Mahaboobnagar to provide water to 85000 hectares of land in the district. The leaders of Rayalaseema blasted the gates of RDS and water is supplied to KC (Kurnool-Cudapah) canal while the remaining water, if any, is supplied to the lands in Mahaboobnagar. 3 TMC of water from Gandipet is sufficient to supply drinking water to our city. Every year 1700 TMC of water is wasted and flows into Bay of Bengal from river Godavari. Starting from Nizambad to Bay of Bengal there is no project allowed to build on Godavari. If it is built leaders in Godavari districts fear that the fertile lands in the area may fall short of water. If the Godavari water is utilised properly, there will be no scarcity for foodgrains in our state. In Telangana regions, only a few areas cultivate one crop a year and very rarely two crops a year while most of the land doesn't even cultivate single crop. In both the Godavari districts-- Krishna and Guntur--two crops a year is common and there are times where even 3 crops a year are cultivated. The only reason is WATER. Government issues G.O.'s for implementing its decisions. G.O number 610 is the longest non implemented G.O in the history of AP. The G.O was issued in 1986 by NTR who was the then CM. The G.O is about the share of Government jobs in Telangana region. 33% of the population in Mahaboobnagar district have left the district for livelihood to different parts of the state due to drought and majority of them are working as daily labourers. No other district has so many people who fled the home town due to lack of livelihood. There are 25 plus government degree colleges in Krishna, Kadapa and Guntur districts while there is not even a single government degree college in Ranga Reddy district. Dairy development corporation of AP purchases milk from farmers across the state for distribution. For the same milk, in Andhra, the government pays Rs. 24 to the farmers and in Telangana they pay Rs. 22 per litre. In between 2005-2008 government sold lands worth Rs. 20000 crores in and around Hyderabad which was utilised to build projects in Rayalaseema and Andhra. Not even a single project was completed in Telangana in the last 5 years. Not just Telangana but areas of Northern Andhra, Prakasham and parts of Rayalaseema are still backward. The state needs to progress as a unit. People are suffering across the state and they need a solution. Nobody wants a split in the state but when the people of one region are constantly humiliated and denied their share, such demands keep coming. Let us show maturity in understanding social problems keeping aside the sentiments.

By,
Shiva.
Jai Telangana.