A.P.’s Veligonda project: displaced families demand R&R benefits, six-month time to vacate homes

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Displaced families affected by Andhra Pradesh's Veligonda water project are demanding rehabilitation and resettlement benefits and a six-month notice to vacate their homes. They dispute government claims that funds have already been deposited into beneficiaries' accounts ahead of the scheduled water release trial run on August 22.

The families urge the government to address their grievances ahead of the scheduled project’s water release trial run on August 22; and refute government claim that funds under R&R package have already been released and deposited directly into the beneficiaries’ accounts