Hyderabad, January 31 (INN): TDP MLA Devineni Uma Maheshwar on Monday alleged that several irregularities have taken place in granting of lease for Bhavani Island in Vijayawada near Prakasam Barrage.
Talking to reporters at Telugu Desam Legislature Party office, Devineni said that Bhavani Islands site spread across 1,340 acres has been given on lease to Pratyusha Associates Fishing Ltd for 53 years. However, the government has fixed the lease amount at Rs 2.5 crore per annum. He alleged that Infrastructure Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao was instrumental in getting the lease in favour of Pratyusha Associates.
Deveneni said that an important tourist destination like Bhavani Island has been given on lease to a private party at throw away prices. Demanding that the State Government release a White Paper on Bhavani Island lease, he demanded cancellation of lease and calling for fresh global tenders.
Similarly, the TDP MLA alleged that Ganta Srinivas Rao also played a key role in getting about 2.5 acres of land in the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation limits.
Devineni alleged that the within a week after he assumed charge as ministers, Ganta Srinivas Rao’s involvement in two major cases of irregularties have surfaced. He demanded that the government cancel the lease agreements in both the cases. (INN)