The State government has sanctioned ₹454.6 crore towards ex gratia and Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) package to 10,231 Project Affected Families (PAFs) and Project Displaced Families (PDFs) of 22 villages under Phases 1, 2 and 3 of Gandikota Reservoir Project of the Galeru-Nagari Sujala Sravanthi scheme (GNSS) in YSR Kadapa district.
The Principal Secretary of the Water Resources Department, Shashi Bhushan Kumar, issued a government order (G.O. Rt. No. 312) on July 6 (Thursday), wherein he provided the details of the R&R package.
“This is a special project where the R&R was peaceful and executed without any legal issues. This will be a landmark project for Rayalaseema. It would supply water to four important reservoirs in the region,” Mr. Kumar told The Hindu.
