Andhra Pradesh Discussions

[Babji]

checkmate for KCR's TRS drama ...
There are many groups like Real estate players, intellectuals, NRI Andraites - whos parents settled in Hyd and/or Andhra NRI's who own properties in Hyd, Andhra farmers settled in Telangana region - they all have a stake in it.

This would also satisfy those who argue against Hyd as Union territory and Telangana state without Hyd ...

expect some momentum in the next few months ...

[harsh1802]

Originally Posted by Babji

checkmate for KCR's TRS drama ...
There are many groups like Real estate players, intellectuals, NRI Andraites - whos parents settled in Hyd and/or Andhra NRI's who own properties in Hyd, Andhra farmers settled in Telangana region - they all have a stake in it.

expect some momentum in the next few months ...

I completely understand the sentiments of these folks. But asking for a Hyderabad as the second capital doesn't make any sense, it just makes them look a little crazy.

[skdubai]

what did they look like before? they always looked like crazy people when they started claiming that Telangana will be formed tomorrow or day after tomorrow!!!

[Babji]

Originally Posted by harsh1802

I completely understand the sentiments of these folks. But asking for a Hyderabad as the second capital doesn't make any sense, it just makes them look a little crazy.

Once Hyd gains the status of second capital, it is as good as becoming a Union Territory ...
perhaps it would at least make all ppl (esp settlers) feel safe. Settlers do not feel safe with all this Telangana talk ...
also, this would checkmate selfish crooks like KCR from playing games with ppl's lives ....

[harsh1802]

Originally Posted by Babji

Once Hyd gains the status of second capital, it is as good as becoming a Union Territory ...
perhaps it would at least make all ppl (esp settlers) feel safe. Settlers do not feel safe with all this Telangana talk ...
also, this would checkmate selfish crooks like KCR from playing games with ppl's lives ....

Yeah, i agree.

[whatever123]

Seperate Telangana is a caste movement not really a region based movement. It may die its natural death. But I think its a minus that AP had to put up with such a stupid movement for almost a decade. TV, news were filled with this crap day in and day out.

[Sienna]

Originally Posted by whatever123

Seperate Telangana is a caste movement not really a region based movement. It may die its natural death. But I think its a minus that AP had to put up with such a stupid movement for almost a decade. TV, news were filled with this crap day in and day out.

Regarding Caste movement, I don't know.
I am sure, above mentioned points were discussed thousand/million times either over coffee tables or in Assembly. But no political leader ever prepared/presented some pros/cons about this telangana movement along with their Action Plan once it is split. I have been waiting for this since TRS inception.
What I see is, every state/central level political leader returns to AP from Delhi and give some bold statements in front of media. Apart from these, I never heard any concrete plan. Please don't say that, emotional plans like August 15 deadlines are concrete plans.

I guess, it has got some resemblance to Swadesi movement (buy/use india made products, do not buy/use foreign companies made products). Sure, that kind of movement sounds stupid in these days. I saw picture of Advaniji drinking Coke in BJP/RSS national level conference when swadesi movement was at it's peak. This is to tell you, how serious are our politicians about their movements. And telangana movement might sound in similar way after a decade as state develops.

[whatever123]

Originally Posted by Sienna

But no political leader ever prepared/presented some pros/cons about this telangana movement along with their Action Plan once it is split. I have been waiting for this since TRS inception.
What I see is, every state/central level political leader returns to AP from Delhi and give some bold statements in front of media. Apart from these, I never heard any concrete plan. Please don't say that, emotional plans like August 15 deadlines are concrete plans.

I guess, it has got some resemblance to Swadesi movement (buy/use india made products, do not buy/use foreign companies made products). Sure, that kind of movement sounds stupid in these days. I saw picture of Advaniji drinking Coke in BJP/RSS national level conference when swadesi movement was at it's peak. This is to tell you, how serious are our politicians about their movements. And telangana movement might sound in similar way after a decade as state develops.

No action plan will ever be presented by T seperatists with any form of seriousness. IF you insist further tables will be turned upon you and you will shouted against - how dare you andhrite ask for us action plan if you are form Kostha OR how dare you ask Velama dora KCR for a plan if you are a Telanganite.

Telagana movement has no resemblance to Swadesi movement. The primary purpose of the movement is to preserve and enhance the domination of T landowning class (Velamas and Reddys)- with of course some concessions to daliths, BCs etc. The threat that united AP poses to this purpose is the influx of wealthy and political influential Kostha upper caste community to Hyderabad which happens to be the state capital. If you understand this well you will understand the separate T movement well.

You will understand the apparent irrationality of calling Kostha investors and job creators as outsiders whereas welcoming the highly parochial North Indian or any other investors including foreign investors. The irrationality of praising autocratic rule of Nizam and classifying the democratic rule of the present set up as Andhra colonialism. Why Chenna Reddy behaved the way he did and called off seperate T agitation for promise of CM post. In fact pretty much all their crap follows from the casteist base.

One cannot really argue with them - Do you think you can argue with a Reddy and Kamma over morals when he is dishing out state wealth (as contracts) to their community? Do you think they will care to listen? But of course the danger of T separatism is that it takes the nuisance of caste prejudice from the level of underhand help to a political movement - very ugly.

[Sienna]

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[Kewl Batty]

Andhra Pradesh- Making real growth happen

In a new world economy, Andhra Pradesh has gone into hyper mode re-looking at blueprints for progress. Slicing and dicing opportunities, the
state has found interesting niches against its overall infrastructure and industrial strengths.

AP has historically lured big ticket investors with its many advantages. Rich in agriculture, horticulture, minerals, marine foods and skilled manpower, it has the second longest seacoast, and several other unique features. According to official sources, the state provides power at lowest prices in the country.

The highest number of special economic zones notified in the country are in Andhra Pradesh as the state geared up its infrastructure facilities anticipating a large number of industries. The Industrial Investment Promotion Policy 2005-10 was applauded by a number of industrial associations and has often been commended as the best industrial policy nationwide.

There are 68 special economic zones notified in the state. While the focus on industry and pharma stays, the emerging sectors that AP is focusing on now include semiconductors, aerospace and automobile which will obviously help in wealth generation and achieving employment targets set by the state.

Policy by sector

The ongoing Industrial Investment Promotion Policy is targeted to promote investments to the tune of Rs 15,000 crores in the state. During the last four years, investment worth Rs 24,000 was implemented. The present policy expires by 31-3-2010, therefore the government has already started studying a new policy as per the need of the investors. Since automobile sector is an emerging niche, the government is planning to address it specifically.

The PCPIR - Port advantage

A key player is the Petroleum Chemical, Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR) that is spread across a sprawling 604 sq kms between Visakhapatnam and Kakinada region. There is a large scope of investments coming into this region due to a number of advantages like finding of natural gas in the Krishna Godavari basin, existence of ports like Visakhapatnam, Gangavaram, Kakinada and a captive port for Kakinada Special Economic Zone.

Roads, water supply, power supply, waste management, airports and an attractive industrial promotion policy should bring in major players to the PCPIR, the project cost of which is Rs 19,000 crores, and is expected to generate employment to the tune of about about 12 lakh people and with an expected investment of Rs 1,50,000 crores.

Its about people

Each SEZ has been created to bring in the ecosystem to help a particular type of industry flourish. For example, Fab City, promoted in Ranga Reddy, with an area of 2,500 acres has two units of production, while land has been allotted to ten industries. Apache footwear in Nellore employs 6,000 people and the Gems and Jewellery SEZ employs nearly 4,000 people, while Brandix Apparel City in Visakhapatnam is home to 1000 employees.

In the recent World Bank Report released on 30-6-2009, Hyderabad City has been ranked as second in the country in ‘Doing Business’.

While the the natural gas production in KG basin has generated high excitement factor for long, the infrastructure to distribute the gas is still not in place, say informed sources. Thus, it is not as easy to actualise the windfall from natural gas as it seems on the surface.

But it will, eventually, attract heavy power consuming industries like steel, cement, paper and chemicals, as the economy gets back into shape.

[harsh1802]

So where is the AP gang?

[skdubai]

Edited... made the comment before i knew the seriousness of the situation.....

[harsh1802]

This just sucks now. I think this is the first time for the state to loose a sitting CM to unnatural death.

[ranga]

Originally Posted by harsh1802

This just sucks now. I think this is the first time for the state to loose a sitting CM to unnatural death.

even the FATHER OF THE NATION and A sitting P.M also met with unnatural death.

[harsh1802]

Originally Posted by ranga

even the FATHER OF THE NATION and A sitting P.M also met with unnatural death.

Genius. I was referring to AP.

[Vara123]

Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals and Government of Andhra

http://www.webnewswire.com/node/467529

Pradesh sign MoU to set up a Petroleum Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR)
Submitted by editor on October 2, 2009 - 01:00
In pursuance of the PCPIR policy of the Government of India and the approval of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in February 2009, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Government of India entered into a Memorandum of Agreement earlier today with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to set up a PCPIR in the Vishakhapatnam – Kakinada region of the State. The PCPIR policy is a window to ensure the adoption of a holistic approach to the development of global scale industrial clusters in the petroleum, chemical and petrochemical sectors in an integrated and environment friendly manner. The idea is to ensure the setting up of PCPIRs in a planned manner with a view to achieve synergies and for value added manufacturing, research and development.

Government of Andhra Pradesh proposes to set up a PCPIR at Vishakhapatnam-Kakinada-Rajahmundry within the Vishakhapatnam and East Godavari Districts of Andhra Pradesh covering an area of 603.58 sq. kms. This will include a Processing Area of 269.44 sq. kms, which is approximately 44.64% of the total area and hence in conformity with the PCPIR policy that states that the minimum processing area for the PCPIR will be about 40% of the total designated area. The balance 334.14 sq. kms will be used as Non-Processing area and will include residential, commercial and other social and institutional infrastructure.

The State Government has proposed to notify the delineated area of AP PCPIR under Section 13(1) of The Andhra Pradesh Urban Areas (Development) Act 1975. The nodal agency for implementation will be Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited (APIIC).

The total industrial investment in the Andhra Pradesh PCPIR is estimated at Rs. 343,000 crore including committed investment of Rs. 1,63,890 crore. The direct and indirect employment in the PCPIR is estimated to be about 5.25 lakh and 6.73 lakh persons respectively.

The proposal envisages development of physical infrastructure such as roads, rail, air links, ports, water supply, power etc. at a cost of Rs. 19,031 crore. The PCPIR policy provides that infrastructure will be created/upgraded through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) to the extent possible. Central Government will provide the necessary Viability Gap Funding (VGF) of approximately Rs. 1,267 crore subject to VGF guidelines existing from time to time.

The delineated region has a strong industrial base comprising HPCL’s Visakhapatnam refinery, two pharma Special Economic Zones (SEZs), three fertiliser plants and a pharma manufacturing complex. Government of Andhra Pradesh has identified Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and a GMR led consortium as the Anchor Tenants in the proposed PCPIR. The GMR led consortium proposes to set up a 15 MMTPA refinery and a 450,000 MTPA Polypropylene Unit in Kakinada SEZ with an investment of Rs. 31,000 crore.

The State Government has already conducted a preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) while submitting its proposal and is committed to a detailed EIA subsequently. All existing labour laws of the country would be applicable in the PCPIR. SEZs in the region, if any, would be governed by special laws, as approved by Government of India.

[bobbie501]

wow!!

[Babji]

Karnataka floods Andhra Pradesh
TNN 3 October 2009, 10:30pm IST
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HYDERABAD: It rains in Karnataka and it floods in Andhra Pradesh. Especially when the bosses in Bengaluru have no sensitivity about happenings in
the neighbouring state. This in a nutshell describes the flood situation in Andhra Pradesh with continuous massive inflows of river water from neighbouring Karnataka continued to play havoc.

Late on Saturday night the scene was shifting away from the marooned Kurnool district to downstream Krishna and Guntur districts all set to face the brunt of the deluge. This was even as the official death toll in Kurnool and Mahabubnagar districts rose to 33 lives. But this is grossly underestimated with no official machinery in place to compute the numbers dead. Since morning there have been an exodus of people from Kurnool town.

Andhra Pradesh chief minister K Rosaiah informed the media on Saturday evening that he had requested his Karnataka counterpart B S Yeddyurappa twice during the day and that the latter had given him an assurance that the surging waters of Tungabhadra and Krishna rivers "would be arrested" at the reservoirs within that state. But this was a promise observed only in breach.

Srisailam reservoir received 14.52 lakh cusec of waters from the neighbouring state on Saturday while water from Almatti contributed to another four lakh cusecs. With the water level at Srisailam hovering a full 10.5 feet over the full storage level of 885 feet, the irrigation officials had no choice but to allow the entire inflow to go downstream.

As a result, Nagarjunsagar dam downstream of Srisailam received 14.52 lakh cusecs of water and in turn released 9 lakh cusecs of water further downstream to Prakasam Barrage. By Saturday-Sunday midnight, the barrage is expected to receive as much as 10 lakh cusecs of water, a factor that is keeping the residents of Vijayawada town and Krishna and Guntur districts on tenterhooks as they apprehend massive flooding due to the excess flow of water. The last time Prakasam Barrage received 10 lakh cusecs of water was 45 years ago in 1964.

While chief minister K Rosaiah told the media that there was no danger to the Srisailam dam structure, power officials told TOI that the 770 MW hydro power house at Srisailam is under water and that it will be January before it can be restarted.

The state government said on Saturday that Kurnool and Mahabubnagar districts are slowly limping back to normalcy. In all, 3.83 lakh people were evacuated from the affected districts on Saturday by deploying 254 boats, almost 1,000 swimmers, 550 army personnel and 6 helicopters. 227 relief camps have been set up to accommodate 2.75 lakh displaced people.

A total of nearly 4 lakh food packets and another 4 lakh water packets were distributed to the affected people. Apart from sending a team of 250 doctors, voluntary agencies have been pressed into service for the relief and rescue work, the chief minister said.

The state government also announced an ex-gratia of Rs one lakh each to the next of kin of the dead, Rs 4000 for each fully damaged house and Rs 3,000 for each partially damaged house. In addition, the affected families have also been promised free supply of 20 kg of rice and five litres of kerosene. District collectors in the flood affected areas have been given discretionary powers to extend the Dasara holidays for schools if need be.

Rediff

[Babji]

Traffic on NH-7 comes to halt, as bridge caves in Andhra Pradesh

Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh), Oct.3 : Traffic on National Highway-7, linking the State capital Hyderabad with Bangalore in Karnataka, came to a complete halt on Saturday after a portion of the bridge in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district caved in following unprecedented rain floods.

Vehicular traffic on National Highway-7 came to a standstill after portion of the bridge caved in following unprecedented rains floods over the last three days.

According to reports about 25,000 people have been trapped in Kurnool, which is under the grip of worst floods in the recent times triggered by heavy rains in the neighbouring Karnataka.

Traffic was stalled as a portion of the highway running through Kurnool district caved in.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah said 30 relief camps had been opened in Kurnool to provide food and shelter to the affected people who have been rendered homeless.

Over 130 people have died and hundreds are being evacuated following the heavy rains that have lashed Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh over the past three days, officials said.

Rains have damaged crops and disrupted communications and transport links.

Police officials said most of the victims have either washed away in flood rivers or died, as their homes collapsed.

Meanwhile, authorities were shifting hundreds of people from low-lying areas to school buildings and temples on higher ground.

Officials of the Indian Air Force, which has pressed into service a couple of helicopters, said that rain and storms were hindering the rescue and relief operations.

Weather officials have attributed the heavy downpour to a depression in the Bay of Bengal. --ANI

NewKerala.com

[harsh1802]

Yeah, i was shocked to hear about this from my parents this morning. I have been working from Houston for the past three weeks and i generally don't check Indian and local AP media.

This is bad man. Hope the rain holds off for a while now....tragic.