A view of the spill way at the Polavaram Irrigation Project
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The Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA-Chintoor) authorities and Polavaram Irrigation Project Land Acquisition authorities will hold talks with public representatives and members of the Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Committee of the 30 villages to discuss the Land-to-Land component and compensation guaranteed under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2023.
The Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, applies to the tribal areas that fall in the Vth Schedule of the Constitution.
In an official release issued on Wednesday, Chintoor ITDA Project Officer Apoorva Bharat said; “The Grama Sabhas have been completed in these 30 villages that will be submerged in the Polavaram irrigation project. The second round of talks will be held with public representatives of the respective village on Thursday at the ITDA office in Chintoor, Alluri Sitarama Raju district.
Published – May 21, 2025 09:05 pm IST
