The proposal to set up a regional centre of the Central Plantation Crop Research Institute (CPCRI) in the Godavari districts has been dropped by the Ministry of Agriculture due to “inadequacy of the land required.”
In response to a question posed by Rajamahendravaram MP Margani Bharat in the Lok Sabha, Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said the Andhra Pradesh government had requested the Centre to set up CPCRI in either East Godavari or West Godavari in 2015 and agreed to allot 18.71 acres of land. "However, due to inadequacy of land for setting up such a centre, the proposal has been closed," the Minister added.
Andhra Pradesh had reported 13 deaths of Left Wing Extremists (LWE) and 10 civilians in LWE violence in the past three years, the Union Home Ministry said.
