He said his party, Telangana Rashtra Samiti, will oppose the Polavaram ordinance when it comes to Parliament to be converted into a bill. “We will oppose it,” he said.
He said there can be alternatives to submerging land of the people.
Last month the government had promulgated an ordinance merging some villages and mandals of Telangana into Seemandhra in a bid to deal with resettlement and rehabilitation of those displaced by the Polavaram project.
The ordinance aims to facilitate smooth resettlement and rehabilitation on part of the multi-purpose project which will help in irrigation and power generation.
The amendment will enable land for land in the same revenue division where people will be displaced.
Rao also invited Modi for the Telangana state inauguration day.
