By Shariff Ameeruddin Ishaqui
Hyderabad, April 26: The villagers of Nawabpet in Kadapa district have raised eyebrows by urging the Dalmia group to acquire their entire land to set up a cement factory.
While protest against acquirement of lands have become the norms of all parts of the country, residents of Nawabpet have approched the AP High Court seeking a directive of a totally contrary nature.
The Dalmia group is proposed to set up a cement manufacturing unit, Eswar Cements, in Nawabpet and has started purchasing lands in the village and its surroundings as well as Talamanchi, Patnam, Chimmakomerla and Duggenapalli villages.
In their petitions to the High Court ,former sarpanch, Mr V Siva Sankar Reddy, and nine others said that the Dalmia group intended to acquire 900 acres from 1100- acre village. The factory management had built a big compound wall around the lands which they have already acquired.
This wall had cut across 'Alugu Vagu'stream near the village, where water level usually rises during rains.
"Beacuse of this , the village is facing threat of flooding and loss of life and property" said the petitioners."Dust and pollution from the factory would also have adverse effect on our health".
The villagers said that in this context, there was no point in staying in Nawabpet since much of their agricultural fields were also taken by the factory.They would rather cede the remaining lands and go somewhere else ,said the petitioners.
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