Lok Sabha Question No. 3211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-16
Subject: Displacement due to Kaleshwaram Project
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Anumula Revanth Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3211

ANSWERED ON 16.12.2021

## DISPLACEMENT DUE TO KALESHWARAM PROJECT

## 3211.         SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of people displaced by the Kaleshwaram Irrigation project, district-wise;
- (b) the details of the steps taken by the Government for the rehabilitation of affected people;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of the forceful eviction of the affected people; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

- (a) Kaleshwaram Irrigation Project (KIP) is being implemented by Government of Telangana by its own resources. As intimated by the Government of Telangana (GoT), details of displaced people district-wise, by the Kaleshwaram Irrigation project, are as under:
- (b) Details of Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R & R) centres created for rehabilitation of affected people in the Kaleshwaram Irrigation Project, are given below:

| Name of the Reservoir                    | Name of the District   | No of Persons displaced   |
|------------------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
| Konda Pochamma Sagar Reservoir           | Siddipet               | 3,772                     |
| Sri Komaravelli Mallanna Sagar Reservoir | Siddipet               | 14,359                    |
| Ananthagiri Reservoir                    | Siddipet               | 368                       |
|                                          | Rajanna Sircilla       | 2,379                     |
| Total                                    | Total                  | 20,878                    |

Name of the

Reservoir

Name of the Village

Name of R&R Centre

Ananthagiri

Reservoir

Ananthagiri (V), Ellanthakunta (M),

Rajanna Sircilla (Dist)

Ananthagiri (V)

Ellanthakunta (M), &

Thagallapally (V&M) of

Rajanna Siricilla District

Kochaguttapally

(V)

&

Chelkalapally

(V)

of Ranganayaka Puram R&R colony, Lingareddy  Pally  (V)  of  Siddipet  Rural (M) Siddipet District

Chinnakodur (M),

Siddipet (Dist)

Allipur (V) of Chinnakodur (M), Siddipet (Dist)

Allipur  (V)  Chinnakodur  (M)  Siddipet

District

- Sri Komaravelli Mallanna Sagar

Thoguta  (Part),  Etigaddakistapur

(V),

Vemulaghat

(V),

& Integrated  Township  across  600  Acres with  all  urban  infrastructure  facilities  in Muthrajpally  and  Sangapur  villages  of Gajwel Mandal of Siddipet District.

Pallepahad (V) of Thoguta(M), Siddipet (Dist)

Singaram(V), Yerravally(V) of Kondapaka (M), Siddipet (Dist)

Konda  Pochamma Sagar Reservoir

Mamidyala (V), Bahilampur (V),

&

Thanderpally (V) of Mulugu (M), Siddipet (Dist)

Thunikibollaram

(V),

Mulugu

(M),

Siddipet (Dist)

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Note- (V)- village; (M)- Mandal; (Dist)- District

(c) & (d)  Government of Telangana has informed that there is no forceful eviction of people affected by the project.

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