A.P. Rythu Sangham opposes land allocation to solar power industries in Nandyal and Kadapa districts

The Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham leaders on Tuesday submitted a petition to Additional Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA) Nakka Prabhakar Reddy urging the State government to withdraw its decision to allocate over 2,900 acres of agricultural land in Nandyal and Kadapa districts to solar power industries.

The petition, presented by Rythu Sangham president V. Krishnayya and General Secretary K. Prabhakar Reddy, expressed strong objection to the August 1, 2025 decision of the A.P. Land Management Authority to allot 1,741 acres in Pinnapuram village of Panyam mandal (Nandyal district) to Greenko and 1,200 acres in Doddiam and Vaddirala villages of Mylavaram mandal (Kadapa district) to Solar Corporation.

Terming the move as anti-farmer and anti-people, the petition warned of its grave impact on the livelihoods of thousands of farmers, agricultural workers, and rural artisans. “Allocating such vast stretches of fertile land to private corporate companies for their financial gain, at the cost of thousands of poor families, is unjust and violates the spirit of the 2013 Land Acquisition Act,” they said.