Bill on Polavaram project passed in Lok Sabha amid din

A bill to allow merging of some villages and mandals of Telangana with Seemandhra was passed by voice vote in the face of noisy protests by Telangana MPs.

It the first bill that tabled in the House by the BJP-led government. TRS MP Vinod Kumar Boianapalli and other Telangana leaders opposed the introduction of the Bill saying it should be withdrawn to safeguard interest of tribal people.

The amendment bill aims at facilitating smooth resettlement and rehabilitation on part of the Polavaram multi--purpose project.

The amendment will enable land for land in the same revenue division where people will be displaced.

Politicians from Khammam district of Telangana region were demanding that Polavaram submergence areas in Bhadrachalam revenue division should not be merged with Seemandhra region. 

It amends Section 3 of the main Act which seeks to create a separate State of Telangana.

-Sakshipost, With PTI inputs

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