AMG International donates Rs 15 lakhs to farmers

By Our Staff Reporter

CHILAKALURIPET, AUG. 9. The AMG India International has donated a sum of Rs 15 lakhs to farmers in Chilakaluripet for resolving the crisis that is coming in the way of settling the logjam in land acquisition for the construction of the second summer storage tank to cater to the needs of the people in the municipality.

The AMG authorities on Wednesday distributed cheques for Rs 20,000 each to all the farmers whose land was acquired for the purpose of the construction of the tank. In fact the AMG India International's chief donor, Dr. Diechmann, donated Rs 4 crores for the construction of the tank quite some time ago. As part of the programme, the Government authorities acquired 75 acres of land. The Government decided to pay a sum of Rs 95,000 each to all those whose land was acquired for the purpose, as it could not pay more than Rs 1 lakh per acre towards compensation as per the norms. Dissatisfied with the decision, the farmers did not come forward to agree to the proposal.

Against this background, the AMG India International intervened and decided to pay Rs 15 lakhs to the farmers to ensure that the work was taken up at the earliest. The cheques were distributed by the local MLA, Mr. Prathipati Pulla Rao, the president of the AMG India International, Dr.S.John David, and the Director of AMG, Dr. Arun Kumar Mohanty, the Municipal Chairman, Mr. B. Rama Murthy, and the MRO, Mr. P. Venkateswarlu.

Addressing a meeting after the distribution of the cheques, the legislator, Mr. Pulla Rao, said that he would invite the Chief Minister, Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, to lay the foundation for the summer storage tank in November. Dr. John David disclosed that the chief donor, Dr. Diechmann, was prepared to donate Rs 50 lakhs for providing drinking water facility to the poor in the slum areas in Chilakaluripet. He requested the municipal chairman to get the project report prepared at the earliest for the implementation of the same with the donation being made. Dr. Arun Kumar Mohanty sought the concerned to help in completing the project at the earliest.

The speakers exuded confidence that the imbroglio surrounding the land acquisition would be over with the assistance offered by the AMG so that the construction of the tank could be completed in order to make it ready in a couple of years, if not by next summer.

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