Dr Penna

This article is written in response to Telangana crisis in Andhra Pradesh India. [Also read Industrial development in Telangana, Rayalaseema, Costal Andhra: Special economy zones, Visalandhra needs for new state, Comparision of Human Development index in rural Telangana, Rayalaseema, and Costal Andhra]

Solution to Telangana problem requires two pronged approach.

Urban Development: Stop focussed development of a region or few regions. Instead initiative should include broad based development of whole region. Concentration of developing Hyderabad and surrounding areas stopped it should be channelled to developing regional centres like Anantapur, Cuddapah,Tirupathi, Nellore, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Kakinada, Rajamundry, and Warangal. More money and investment need to be pumped to regional centres than Hyderabad and this should be done ASAP even if it means that some of the approved projects cancelled or shifted to other regions.

Rural Development: Concentrate in improving quality of life, literacy in rural population of whole Andhra Pradesh. This can be done by better infrastructure in terms of schools, irrigation projects, decentralisation of governance, and better roads.