2nd suggestion to GOM - relocate sanctioned ITIR in anantapur district closer to Bangalore from Forum for Inclusive, Equitable and Natural Development of Societies(FRIENDS)

Appeal to GOM on the proposed division of AP

“Major part of the approved ITIR for Hyderabad

to be located in Anantapur district,

the dry district in the rain shadow region”

FoRum for Inclusive, Equitable and Natural  Development of Societies

(FRIENDS)

Suggestion#2 to Group Of Ministers (GOM) regarding Andhra Pradesh

sent by email to                   <feedbacktogom-mha@nic.in>

[In making this appeal, we are guided by the pragmatism of the famous saying,

“A bird in hand is better than two in the bush” ]

1. We appeal  that a major  part of the recently announced ITIR package (for Greater Hyderabad) be located in Anantapur district closer to Karnataka border towards Bangalore and sufficiently close to Puttaparti with up gradation of the airport there. This is to be in addition to the priority in relocating the elite institutions mentioned in   II. 1.c dealing with the actions as appealed by FRIENDS in   ‘Equitable  Relocation of elite Higher Educational, Research  & Training Institutions and PSUs from Hyderabad and other big cities in AP into clusters of rural villages.’ This may kindly be noted as different from another ITIR apart from the one announced for Hyderabad.  

2. The whole idea is to recognize the need to help decentralize by distributing  the development investments and not promoting any more the  already over centralized development of one city, the sole cause for the current problem over Greater Hyderabad.   

3. There are severe constraints to bring water for irrigation to  the two particularly dry districts of Rayalaseema region for part natural and part historic reasons.

4. A special package of incentives to IT giants in Hyderabad and Bangalore to relocate some of their current operations into the above hub at the border district of Anantapur in close proximity to Bangalore,  would act as a nucleus for its growth. Such an ITIR hub in the dry area would be able to afford the expensive piped water supply from Krishna river basin and subsidize the supply of drinking water needs of the region. Further, the water could be traded for  the water that is planned to be transferred from Godavari river basin.

5. Given the right give and take with the state of Karnataka,  Bangalore may welcome the close neighbor hub as a way of reducing the undue pressure on its own infrastructure. To ensure mutual advantage, at the initiative of GOI, the two neighbor states can agree for the hub to be spread across the border in ‘a special economic zone status with shared benefits to Kannada and Telugu speaking border districts.’    

6.  Further, due to the above geographic proximity to Bangalore, the IT giants in the above hub   may compete better in attracting  high end talent even compared to the IT hub of  Hyderabad.