Hyderabad: Revenue officials on Monday began the four-phase “enjoyment survey” of 388 acres of land in Survey No. 325 at Erravelli in Siddipet district, close to the farmhouse of BRS president and former chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, as part of the state government’s exercise to ascertain the actual status of assigned land in the area.
Officials began the first phase by surveying lands belonging to 80 farmers. They have decided to issue notices to all 215 persons claiming the 388 acres. Notices were served on 50 more persons on Monday, in addition to the 100 farmers who were served notices on September 19. The remaining 65 are expected to receive notices over the next two days.
According to official sources, the survey would take about 10 days. Officials would ascertain the actual extent of assigned land in Survey No. 325, the extent currently in the possession of Scheduled Caste beneficiaries, the land under non-SC possession, and whether there were any encroachments.
The notices asked the farmers to be present at their respective land parcels on Monday and provide details to the officials. The survey is expected to continue till September 30.
Revenue officials on Monday collected details of the 388 acres, including survey numbers and the names of those who had held the land earlier. They also examined the present revenue records and compiled the details for submission in reports.
The exercise followed Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s direction to complete a fact-finding exercise into the alleged encroachment of assigned lands in Erravalli within 30 days. Speaking in the Assembly on September 17, the Chief Minister had said the government would bring all facts relating to the alleged encroachment of assigned land belonging to the Dalit community into the public domain.
Revanth Reddy had directed the revenue department and the Siddipet district collector to issue formal notices, verify land records and submit a comprehensive fact-finding report within the deadline. He said that if any government or assigned land was found to be in unlawful possession, the government would repossess it and redistribute it to landless Dalit community families.
Meanwhile, the survey has triggered a fresh dispute, with residents of Venkatapur, which shares boundaries wtih Erravelli, claiming rights over a portion of the 388 acres. They said Erravelli residents had rights over only about 250 acres and claimed that they had rights over the remaining 138 acres.
The residents demanded that the survey be conducted by taking into account Kasra and Sethwar records. They alleged that officials and staff had made errors during the Dharani records updation process in 2018, resulting in changes to the land records. They urged the authorities to ensure that their claims were properly examined and that they were not deprived of their rights during the ongoing survey.
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