THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 17192 OF 2011 O R D E R: This Writ Petition has been instituted by four farmers, who are residents of M.M. Puram, a hamlet of Pulla Village, Bhimadole Mandal of West Godavari, a district at one point of time is considered to be the granary of Andhra Pradesh, all because of the extensive paddy cultivation undertaken there. They are now seeking to convert the usage of the land of an extent of Ac.10.24 cents situate in Survey Nos. 1074, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1080 and 1081 and render it fit for undertaking cultivation. The petitioners submit that they are no longer interested in carrying on pisci culture. Sri K. Chidambaram, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are reverting back to agricultural operations and they are no longer interested in carrying on in these lands the fishing activity. Further, as per the certificate dated 11.05.2011 issued by the Tahsildar, Bhimadole Mandal, the lands are situated above +5 contour level of Kolleru lake and consequently, if the monsoon were to be active, as is expected to be, the lands of the petitioners will suffer submergence and hence, the petitioners are interested in only strengthening the bunds to prevent additional and unnecessary seepage of water from Kolleru lake. So long as the strengthening of the bunds activity does not come in the way of free flow of waters from out of Kolleru lake, or will not result in causing any loss or destruction to the property, either of the government or any other private parties, the petitioners may not be objected from strengthening the existing bunds of their lands, particularly if the lands are going to be re-converted back for agricultural operations, but not for fishing operations. It will be open to the Tahsildar, Bhimadole to either supervise or oversee the operations at any point of time to be satisfied that the lands of the petitioners are not going to be put to pisci culture without getting prior permission for conversion into non-agricultural purposes. The Writ Petition stands disposed of with this. No costs. ---------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 29th June 2011 Issue CC in three days. ksld