Telangana
,
Sangem and Geesugonda tehsils
,
Warangal
Published :
Oct 2016
|
Updated :
Farmers Demand Telangana Government to Deliver on Promises for Kakatiya Textile Park
Reported by
Seethalakshmi
Legal Review by
Anmol Gupta
Edited by
Anupa Kujur
Households affected
25728
People affected
2016
Year started
482
Land area affected
Households affected
25728
People Affected
2016
Year started
482
Land area affected
Key Insights
Sector
Industry
Reason/Cause of conflict
Textile
Conflict Status
Ongoing
Ended
Legal Status
Region Classification
Rural
Ended
Sector
Industry
Reason/Cause of conflict
Textile
Conflict Status
Ongoing
Ended
Legal Status
Region Classification
Rural
Ended
1
Summary

The Kakatiya Mega Textile Park in Warangal district, a project proposed by the Telangana government, is expected to potentially provide direct employment to 13,000 people. The park will have ginning, spinning, weaving and dyeing units all at one place. The state had acquired 1,190 acres of land from 731 families for the project for a compensation of INR 87.78 crore. As officials resorted to Government Order (GO) 123 to acquire land, the people in the villages demanded that the government follow procedures and provisions of the Land Acquisition Act of 2013, which mandates public consent and fair compensation. Eventually, according to the villagers, promises of employment to one per family, 100 yards of land for constructing houses and financial assistance of INR 50,000 were made, and according to the government, land was acquired with the villagers' consent. None of the promises materialised. In June 2019, seeing that the government was a year behind in finishing the project, farmers went back to the lands they had surrendered and began sowing seeds, indifferent to the fact that they were now project lands. Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited (TSIIC) had to rush to the police and involve the village secretaries to stop the sowing process. TSIIC warned the farmers of prosecution if this were to repeat again. Contrary to the claims of the village residents, the TSIIC officials argued that compensation had been paid to those who gave up their lands, and an additional 40 acres of land had been allocated for the construction of houses for them. They contended that the residents have been unfairly increasing their compensation demands. Officials claim that the process of land acquisition is complete and have moved on to the process of developing infrastructure. In February 2021, the government allotted 300 acres of textile park lands to two companies.

2
Fact Sheet

Demand/Contention of the Affected Community

Demand for promised compensation

Complaint against procedural violations

Demand for promised land

Demand for employment

Demand for rehabilitation

Other Demand/Contention of the Affected Community

Region Classification

Rural

Type of Land

Both

Non-Forest (Grazing Land), Non-Forest (Other than Grazing Land)

What was the action taken by the police?

How many people did the police detain or arrest?

What is the current status of the detained/accused persons?

Did the person face any violence while in police custody?

If any arrests took place, were the accused persons produced before a judge within 24 hours of the arrest?

If the accused was not produced before a magistrate within 24 hours, or not produced at all, what were the reasons?

Legislation under which the accused was charged

Was the accused person informed of their right to legal representation? Did the accused person have access to legal aid?

In cases where the accused person approached the court for bail, was bail granted?

Why was bail granted or rejected? If granted, what were the bail conditions and quantum of bail?

Were there any other notable irregularities that took place, or other significant details?

Details of sources (names of accused, names and numbers of any lawyers, names of any police officers contacted)

Status of Project

Original Project Deadline

Whether the Project has been Delayed

Significance of Land to Land Owners/Users

Whether the project was stalled due to land conflict

Source/Reference

Total investment involved (in Crores):

1150

Type of investment:

Cost of Project

Year of Estimation

Page Number In Investment Document:

Has the Conflict Ended?

When did it end?

Why did the conflict end?

4
Additional Information

Government Departments Involved in the Conflict:

Revenue Department, Industries Department

PSUs Involved in the Conflict:

Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited (TSIIC)

Did LCW Approach Government Authorities for Comments?

No

Name, Designation and Comment of the Government Authorities Approached

Corporate Parties Involved in the Conflict:

Did LCW Approach Corporate Parties for Comments?

Communities/Local Organisations in the Conflict:

5
Information on the use of criminal law

What was the action taken by the police?

How many people did the police detain or arrest?

What is the current status of the detained/accused persons?

Did the person face any violence while in police custody?

If any arrests took place, were the accused persons produced before a judge within 24 hours of the arrest?

If the accused was not produced before a magistrate within 24 hours, or not produced at all, what were the reasons?

Legislation under which the accused was charged

Was the accused person informed of their right to legal representation? Did the accused person have access to legal aid?

In cases where the accused person approached the court for bail, was bail granted?

Why was bail granted or rejected? If granted, what were the bail conditions and quantum of bail?

Were there any other notable irregularities that took place, or other significant details?

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Fact sheet

Demand/Contention of the Affected Community

Demand for promised compensation

Complaint against procedural violations

Demand for promised land

Demand for employment

Demand for rehabilitation

If any arrests took place, were the accused persons produced before a judge within 24 hours of the arrest?

Was the accused person informed of their right to legal representation? Did the accused person have access to legal aid?

In cases where the accused person approached the court for bail, was bail granted?

Why was bail granted or rejected? If granted, what were the bail conditions and quantum of bail?

Were there any other notable irregularities that took place, or other significant details?

Status of Project

Original Project Deadline

Whether the Project has been Delayed

Significance of Land to Land Owners/Users

Whether the project was stalled due to land conflict

Source/Reference

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