ఆ చిత్రం లో కనిపిస్తున బాలుడు సూర్యడు సేద తీరూ సమయం లో కూడా తన శ్వేదని చిందిస్తున్నాడు .The world-famous Kolleru Lake that extends in Krishna and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh has been reclaimed for migrating birds and the fish and fowls that depend on it. But the people whose livelihood depended on the lake have been left in a lurch. At least, some people in some villages of Krishna district. The struggle for survival has been going on more than a year now with the district administration, under Supreme Court orders, demolished fish tanks that had sprung up over huge extent of the lake. Several thousand fishermen and Dalit families that were dependent on the lake have lost their livelihood. The relief and rehabilitation package for the affected people was implemented in the West Godavari district but 13 villages of Krishna district seem to have fallen through the hole. In the last 11 months since the villagers were deprived of their livelihood, at least 11 persons have died due to destitution, according the villagers. “The government is taking care of the birds but we are dying,” said Sundar Rao.
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Life has come a full circle for these people. In the 1970s, a government that was keen on using the huge potential offered by Kolleru lake for used persuasion and even threats to settle the poor Dalits and Vadde caste fishermen around the lake. As a result, villages like Gummalapadu and Srungavarapupadu sprung up. The government even gave away land titles. The 1990s proved golden years as aquaculture in Kolleru picked up and became a money spinner, yielding crores of rupees to corporates that flocked Kolleru. Huge fish tanks came up and everybody vied for a piece of the cake, and occupied vast tracts and began fish farming. The villagers gladly gave their land on lease to the corporates for Rs 10,000-12,000 per year. They were also absorbed into this industry and worked as daily wage labourers, earning Rs 100 a day. However, the dream went sour. Increasing pollution of the lake by the fish tanks, a fall in the market demand for fish and decreasing presence of migratory birds prompted environmentalists to approach the court demanding ban on the fish industry in and around Kolleru to save the lake from dying. Armed with a Supreme Court order, the government began to demolish the fish tanks. It was back to square one for the poor. The villagers had taken loans to contribute their share of 10 per cent to the government’s relief package. While no package has come their way, the beleaguered villagers are facing pressure from banks.As Lok Satta, an NGO turned political party which took up the cause of the Kolleru-displaced people, said, “The state government prepared no comprehensive relief and rehabilitation package,” it said.Lack of practical policies for sustainable development put the poor through suffering. Rehabilitation of the Kolleru-displaced seems to be an ideal example of how rehabilitation should not be done .Kolleru Lake is a large freshwater lake in India's Andhra Pradesh state. It is 15 km from Eluru. It is known the world over for the famous Kolleru Bird Sanctuary. This 673 km² wet land marsh habitat supports a large variety of Water birds which include Garganys, ducks,Open bill storks, Herons, Flamingos & grey pilviens
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Life has come a full circle for these people. In the 1970s, a government that was keen on using the huge potential offered by Kolleru lake for used persuasion and even threats to settle the poor Dalits and Vadde caste fishermen around the lake. As a result, villages like Gummalapadu and Srungavarapupadu sprung up. The government even gave away land titles. The 1990s proved golden years as aquaculture in Kolleru picked up and became a money spinner, yielding crores of rupees to corporates that flocked Kolleru. Huge fish tanks came up and everybody vied for a piece of the cake, and occupied vast tracts and began fish farming. The villagers gladly gave their land on lease to the corporates for Rs 10,000-12,000 per year. They were also absorbed into this industry and worked as daily wage labourers, earning Rs 100 a day. However, the dream went sour. Increasing pollution of the lake by the fish tanks, a fall in the market demand for fish and decreasing presence of migratory birds prompted environmentalists to approach the court demanding ban on the fish industry in and around Kolleru to save the lake from dying. Armed with a Supreme Court order, the government began to demolish the fish tanks. It was back to square one for the poor. The villagers had taken loans to contribute their share of 10 per cent to the government’s relief package. While no package has come their way, the beleaguered villagers are facing pressure from banks.As Lok Satta, an NGO turned political party which took up the cause of the Kolleru-displaced people, said, “The state government prepared no comprehensive relief and rehabilitation package,” it said.Lack of practical policies for sustainable development put the poor through suffering. Rehabilitation of the Kolleru-displaced seems to be an ideal example of how rehabilitation should not be done .Kolleru Lake is a large freshwater lake in India's Andhra Pradesh state. It is 15 km from Eluru. It is known the world over for the famous Kolleru Bird Sanctuary. This 673 km² wet land marsh habitat supports a large variety of Water birds which include Garganys, ducks,Open bill storks, Herons, Flamingos & grey pilviens
