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| This is one of the most controversial areas concerning regional differences
existing today. Table 6 details how each region performed in this segment. |
CANAL IRRIGATION IN HECTARES (Table 6)
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In his inflammatory paper, Professor Jayashankar references the canal
irrigation numbers of 2001 showing the Telangana region as having a mere
three lakh hectares under canal irrigation when Kosta has a whopping twelve
lakh acres. The wily professor “selects” 2001 data to trump up his hate-Andhra
agenda. However, he conveniently forgets to mention the fact that the Kosta
region had eleven lakh hectares under canal irrigation for more than 100 years
before the integrated state of Andhra Pradesh was formed.
Let us now look at some unadulterated facts. The Nizam Telangana
region experienced most growth of 162% in canal irrigation since the formation of the state. Even in terms of additional area brought under canal
irrigation, nearly two lakh hectares of additional land was brought under canal
irrigation in Nizam Telangana since the state formation, which is more than
the combined total of Kosta and Rayalaseema. Lastly, Nizam Telangana does
have a much smaller area under canal irrigation but that has more to do with
geography than discrimination.
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