telangana seemandhra

Telangana and Seemandhra

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Outside the Hindi- and Bengali-speaking areas —

two states speaking the same language have been

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Telangana was born as India‘s

29th State in June 2014. 3

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The struggle for Telangana, it was argued, was not only

about creating smaller States for better administration,

alleviating the problems of backwardness, merely creating

a new State, or splitting an existing State. Telangana

movement was a genuine people‘s movement for a region

that has the right to self-expression, self-rule and self-

determinism within the legal confines of the Indian

Constitution. The concerns of ‗Seemandhra‘ (coastal

Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema) regions, are assured

to be discussed and resolved amicably.

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“Now that the political decision of dividing the State has

been taken, the problem of Hyderabad, river waters and

everything else can be solved by agreement or by

arbitration,” it was maintained.

While a united State was not bereft of problems, a

division would by no means ensure that these

problems would disappear. The real question now

is for both the state and the central governments

to address the issues that may crop up in its wake.

The 10 Telangana districts will have 17 Lok Sabha

seats and 119 assembly constituencies.

Hyderabad city,

the present ―Hyderabad Metropolitan Development

Authority‟ (HMDA), covering a total area of 7,073

sq km and with a population of over 7 million, would

serve as capital city for Telangana. Seemandhra

will develop its capital city (perhaps Vijayawada)

soon. 7

Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana:

HMDA hosts several strategic government

establishments. Of these, 28 are national

strategic establishments, adding, the

structure of Hyderabad's GDP_ ―differs

radically from the other regions‖, marking

out its economic development as different

from the rest of Telangana. 8

It is crucial to reflect on the issue of the

paradigm of development that we have today,

where there is a concentration of wealth and

power in capital city of Telangana and we need

to develop a capital city for Seemandhra. The

benefits of investing in and building a new capital

for Seemandhra is a magnet for investment, on

the lines of Naya Raipur, which was built in

seven years, for the State of Chhattisgarh. 9

It would be an opportunity for the people

of Seemandhra to build a new city which

can become a model with green buildings,

efficient public transport, and maybe a

Bus Rapid Transit System, which is

probably the most effective way of

managing transport in any city.

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Sri. K Chandrasekhar Rao has taken charge as CM

of Telangana, the new State, and Sri. N

Chandrababu Naidu as CM of Andhra Pradesh also

called Seemandhra. They would keep the long term

interests of their people in mind, and meet the

challenges successfully in solving any Telangana-

Andhra Pradesh dispute.

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The key issues 12

Water sharing,

Irrigation and agriculture,

The city of Hyderabad,

Sharing of resources,

Taxation and revenue,

Education,

Employment.

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NATURAL RESOURCE IN TELANGANA

Bioresource

Forest areas

Fruits growing

Mineral resource

Coal

Limestone

Bauxite

Mica

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Resource, Infrastructure

Telangana is two major rivers of south India,

Krishna and Godavari, and has a large number

of tributaries of these rivers. It is one of the

largest coal producing areas of the country. It is

rich in forest wealth and mineral resources. It

has fairly well developed assets like railway

system, industrial units and the capital city.

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An opportunity is there to tackle the outstanding issues

between the two States (Telangana -Seemandhra) within

the framework provided by the Andhra Pradesh

Reorganization Act, 2014. Hyderabad remains a joint

capital for ten years, a period to allow reinvestment and

resettlement. Allocation of employees, management of

water resources and sharing of power are contentious

subjects, to be settled through the available mechanisms.

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Telangana is a semi-arid area and has a predominantly hot

and dry climate. Summers start in March, and peak in May

with average high temperatures in the 42 °C (108 °F) range.

The monsoon arrives in June and lasts until September with

about 755 mm (29.7-inch) of precipitation. A dry, mild winter

starts in late November and lasts until early February. With

little humidity and average temperatures in the 22–23 °C (72–

73 °F) range, this is the most comfortable time of the year.

Climate

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The Telangana region has an area of 114,840

square kilometres (44,340 sq mi), and a population

of 35,286,757 (2011 census) which is 41.6% of

Andhra Pradesh state population.

Khammam and Warangal areas have forest

resource. Also, rice is cultivated. Pulses, oilseeds

and fruits and vegetables are produced in some

districts.

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RIVER WATERS

Perennial rivers Godavari and Krishna are flowing

in Telangana before flowing down through other

regions and ending up in the Bay of Bengal.

Musi, Bhima, Kinnerasani and Pen Ganga are the

smaller rivers that flow in Telangana.

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WATER RESOURCE UTILIZATION

Most of Godavari in Telangana is flowing 3 meters

below the surface level, so proposed irrigation

projects are lift Irrigation system, which needs

huge amounts of energy to ensure the proper

function of system.

The State has to face severe challenges to meet

the energy demand to develop infrastructure.

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Telangana and economic aspects_

The revenue sharing aspect: .Even as the share of

Union taxes, non-tax revenues and grants-in-aid would

remain undisturbed post-bifurcation, among the state

tax revenues, nearly 98 per cent of the collection of

Sales Tax, State Excise Tax, Stamps and Registration

Duty and tax on vehicles were location-based and

would be collected by the respective States.

Rayalaseema, is also backward with 14 million

people, no coastline, no rainfall and not industrialised.

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There are six projects — three each in Telangana

region and Andhra and Rayalaseema region — based

on the surplus water of Krishna river. As much as Rs.

40,000 crores of public money had been spent and

about 80 per cent of the work had been completed.

These projects have become inter-State projects now

and a regulatory board would have to be set up to

release water allocated by the tribunal.

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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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Telangana is an opportunity to redesign the

architecture of governance. The focus needs to be

on resource augmentation and sustainable use and

local communities must have a role to play in that

and provide a common ground for all the

stakeholders including governments to work

together. The suggestion of forming a water-

management board, a river-management board

and other developmental corporation is a good one.

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A new capital city for SEEMANDHRA

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