In a move that would be music to theTelanganagovernments ears theCentrehas transferred 64.464 acre of DEFENCE land to the state. This land, which is estimated to be around Rs 327 crore, is located at various places across the state.
According to a report submitted by the controller ofdefence accounts(CDA), Secunderabad to the controller general of defence accounts (CGDA), Delhi this land has been transferred to the state. When STOI approached the CDA office with a copy of this report, the officials said that they have submitted all the details to the Centre, based on which the land transfer has been done.
It may be mentioned here that government has sought about 185 acre defence land to build various Infrastructure projects. The worth of this defence land is around Rs 1,280 crore.
When compared toKarnataka(44 acre), a large chunk of defence land was sought in Telangana. Meanwhile, with regard to encroachment of defence land, Telangana stood third after Jammu & Kashmir (249 acre), andMaharashtra(145 acre), according to CGDA report.