3 tahsildars suspended for irregularities in reservoir land acquisition process 

Tirupati: Three tahsildars have been suspended over the large-scale irregularities in the land acquisition process vis-a-vis the erection of the Balancing Reservoir at Chavatapalli in Kaluvoya mandal.

The suspension was ordered by SPSR Nellore district collector Chakradhar Babu, based on an inquiry report submitted to him by the joint collector on Tuesday.

The suspended officials were Lavanya, now working as tahsildar of Gudluru; Nagaraju, working as tahsildar of Venkatachalam; and Hameed, the tahsildar of Thotapalli Gudur. They played major roles in the changing of revenue records and fixing the compensation for government lands after converting them as patta lands.

These irregularities reeking of corruption were done during the land acquisition process for the Chavatapalli balancing reservoir.

The collector had ordered the inquiry after receiving complaints during the Spandana programme. He appointed joint collector Kurmanath as the inquiry officer.

The joint collector would also serve notices to six others in the department in the same case, it is learnt.