The name Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy was prominently known in the Chittoor district during the YCP tenure. While he served as the Panchayat Raj Minister in Jagan’s cabinet, he has also been accused of grabbing both private and government lands.
According to a recent expose published by Eenadu, Peddireddy reportedly built a lavish estate in the middle of the Mangalampet Reserve Forest area.
Shockingly, the lands, which belong to the reserve forests and fall under the jurisdiction of the Forest Department, were registered in Peddireddy’s name.
To put things into perspective, there is no private land anywhere in the forest area, except for the portion occupied by this YCP leader. The survey numbers 295 and 296 were reportedly registered in the name of Peddireddy, with a total of 23.69 and 75.75 acres of land, respectively.
Not stopping there, the YCP senior even commissioned a road leading to this lavish estate in the middle of the reserve forest, where he built a swanky farmhouse.
This forest region is crucial for wildlife movement, and reportedly several wild animals used to travel through this route. However, Peddireddy obstructed this natural path by building a farmhouse and commissioning a road to the premises. This has reportedly had a serious impact on the wildlife in the area.
After the Forest Department uncovered this massive land occupation by Peddireddy, the Chief Minister was notified. Subsequently, CM Chandrababu formed a subcommittee to investigate the matter.
The subcommittee consists of Chittoor Collector Sumit, District SP Manikanta Chandolu, and Forest Officer Yashoda Bai. This committee will now investigate the nature of this illegal occupation and how it was permitted in the first place.
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