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4 ISSUES Telangana state will need to solve firstJuly 30, 2013
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The Telangana statehood dream may just have turnedreal, but it
still has a long way to go in terms of finding its
footing as a state.
To begin with, forming a new state will be no easy task.
And when that hurdle is crossed eventually, the first
Telangana government would have to set right a lot many
issues.
Among them are four major issues that will need to be
addressed immediately.
For the past six decades, these issues have been the
premise of the statehood agitation.
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WaterJuly 30, 2013 22:06 IST
Water
Telangana has two major rivers -- Krishna and Godavari.
68.5 per cent catchment area of the Krishna river and 60
per cent of Godavari lie in Telangana.
However, people of this region have always complainedthat a
major share of the water from these rivers is pumped
into Rayalseema leading to shortage of water for irrigation
in the Telangana belt.
The people say that if a major share is provided to
Telangana, every village can be assured of drinking water
and irrigation facilities
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EducationJuly 30, 2013 22:06 IST
EducationDespite Hyderabad being a hub for education, the
people
of Telangana feel that they have been given a raw deal.
Late Professor Jayashankar, who was the vice chancellor
of the Kakatiya University, had in a paper stated that it
was
assured at the time Andhra Pradesh was formed that thelevels of
disparity in the field of education would be
removed entirely.
However, even today, the literacy rate in Telangana
continues to be the lowest.
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Industrial growthJuly 30, 2013 22:06 IST
Industrial growth
While Hyderabad has boomed with development, the same
cannot be said about the rest of Telangana.
People argue that there is not a single industry that has
been set up by the Andhra Pradesh government in the
districts of Telangana.
The focus has been more towards Kadapa,
Vishakapatanam, Vijaywada and Nellore.
There were many industries that were set up during the
period of the Nizam, but over the years, people allege,
successive governments closed all of them down one by
one.
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JobsJuly 30, 2013 22:06 IST
Jobs
There are 15 lakh jobs in the government and
government-controlled sectors in Telangana.
Ideally, 40 per cent or 6 lakh jobs should have gone to the
people of Telangana.
However, in reality, just 3 lakh jobs have been provided.
Even in the state secretariat, out of the 5000 employees only
120 are from Telangana.
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