CPI(M) Leaders to Tour Polavaram-Affected Areas Tomorrow

Rapid Summary

• CPI(M) leaders M.A. Baby (All-India General Secretary) and john Brittas (Rajya Sabha MP and party Floor Leader) will tour Polavaram project-displaced areas on August 16 and 17, 2025.
• The focus of the visit is to review issues faced by displaced communities due to the Polavaram irrigation project.
• On August 16:

– M.A. Baby will arrive in Rajahmundry and visit resettlement colonies in Penikelapadu, Indukuru, and Talluru in Devipatnam mandal.
– John Brittas will arrive in Vijayawada to meet residents of Jeelugumilli and Buttayigudem mandals in Eluru district.

• On August 17: Both leaders will jointly tour Chinturu, V.R. Puram, Kunavaram, and Etapaka mandals before returning to Delhi later that day.
• According to CPI(M), rehabilitation efforts for displaced families are progressing slowly; promised relief packages have not been delivered; basic amenities are absent in government-built colonies.

Indian Opinion Analysis
The visit by senior CPI(M) leaders underscores growing concerns regarding the delayed rehabilitation of displaced communities affected by the Polavaram irrigation project – a contentious matter with wide social implications. The claims about the inadequate pace of resettlement efforts highlight systemic challenges like infrastructure gaps and unmet commitments under R&R packages, which must be addressed urgently to restore affected people’s livelihoods effectively.

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