by Mayavi Morpehus » Fri Sep 05, 2003 11:56 pm
BH, AFAIK Godavari flow through Adilabad and Basar but the district is Naxal infested. I don\'t know about the Krishna (never been outside Hyderabad). Why the waters are not being utilised is what beats me.
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Anyway, the Andhra region is fertile due to the River Deltas. Both the Krishna and Godavari deltas are fertile lands, and there are huge oil reserves in K-G basin. So are Rayalseema and Ratanal Seema. Telangana is the less fortunate region. Infertile lands, no major canal systems and rampant feudalism all contribute to the lack of growth [feudalism led to naxalism].
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However, it doesn\'t call for the seperation of the state as a seperate Telangana will have no revenue sources owing to lack of resources, agri produce (which at the moment IMO are being offset by Andhra and more importantly Rayalaseema), ports or any other infrastructure and most importantly taxes from already poor people.
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I think that instead of carving a seperate state, the politicians should concentrate on development projects. With the seperate Telangana movement gaining momentum, the politicians fear losing votes. So, they may announce some development projects.
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The way to go is for joint development. Instead of parting ways and carving seperate states, we should progress as one state. It\'s foolish to think that there is no poverty in Andhra or Rayalseemsa. People are poor in those areas too, but they are blessed with some fertile lands (this is the bone of contention for Telanganites).
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Applyin the theory of reverse psychology, what will happen if Andhra and Rayalseema start a new movement for seperate states blaming Telangana for hampering their progress? Not a good situation for People of AP and also India as a whole, as other states (south Indian) may ask for a seperate country as BIMARU states (Bihar, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and UP) are laggards, socially and economically, and hampering their progress! Fair enough, if we take Telangana an example. The next logical step would be a seperate state of Andhra, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Each lead by modern tech savvy CM\'s who treat other states as laggards and progress hamperers. INFIGHTING ONLY LEADS TO ECONOMIC GLOOM. KASHMIR AND SEVEN SISERS ARE GOOD EXAMPLE. PUNJAB, ON THE OTHER HAND, FREE OF TERRORRISM, IS THE BEST STATE IN INDIA WITH THE HIGHEST PER CAPITA INCOME. ASK YOURSELF, WHY IS IT SO?
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