Jatara: Displaced tribals seek compensation

HYDERABAD: The High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Warangal district collector, ITDA project officer at Euturunagaram, Mulug RDO, MRO, VRO, endowments commissioner, principal secretaries of revenue, excise and tribal welfare on a writ petition relating to the SammakkaSarakka Jatara. The biennial state festival will take place from February 5 to 8.The petitioner, Urattum gram panchayat sarpanch Ch Jaganadha Rao, sought the court's direction to the respondents for payment of compensation to tribals whose lands measuring 600 ares are acquired from December to June for jatara.The villagers, who depend on farming, lose their livelihood during that period. Besides, they are are not paid any compensation from the Rs 20crore jatara revenue, 33 pc of which went to priests and the rest to the government, he said. The case was posted for hearing to January 18.