TUDA plans modern housing projects on farm land

Tirupati Urban Development Authority (TUDA) has decided to develop farmers' lands as modern housing colonies at Settipalli village of Tirupati Urban Mandal in Andhra Pradesh to generate income with the partnership of farmers, Chairman Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy and Vice-Chairman Harikrishna said in a joint statement, revealing that they had held discussions with revenue officials on the problems being faced by farmers who have been fighting for ownership rights on their lands. Due to various controversies, District Revenue officials had not issued pattas and passbooks for these lands. After YSRCP came to power, local MLA and TUDA Chairman with District Collector N Bharat Guptha have taken steps to solve the problems pertaining to Settipalli lands. They have set up a special revenue cell at TUDA office to re-survey the lands. In due course, farmers can obtain property ownership rights on their lands and TUDA Chairman had already discussed with farmers to take over the lands for layout development on the basis of profit sharing. TUDA will develop the total 620 acres of lands in a phased manner.