Nellore: A proposal by the state government to establish a mega industrial hub on 6,236.93 acres of land at Kavali in Nellore district, close to the Ramayapatnam port, has been facing hurdles following the reluctance of farmers to give up their land as well as the objection of Kandukuru legislator Mahdihar Reddy against setting up the hub in Nellore district while ignoring the backward Kandukuru region in Prakasam district.
Sources in the revenue department said there is reluctance among the farmers cultivating 615 acres of assigned land and 395 acres of CJFS (Cooperative Joint Farming Society) lands to give up possession. The farmers say they have been cultivating the land for five decades.
“Even if we convince them, we may have to pay Rs 40 lakh per acre for patta land and Rs 25 lakh to assigned/CJFS lands because the rates are jacked up by real estate promoters,” a source in the revenue wing said.
When contacted, Mahidhar Reddy justified his stance against the hub…