HYDERABAD: Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao, who inspected the Yadadri Ultra Mega Thermal Power Plant on Monday, stated that the Telangana government had not caved in to pressure from private companies or corporate groups while prioritising the interests of Telangana farmers and people when undertaking gigantic power projects. Rao, who arrived by helicopter at the power plant site near Veerlapalem …
Indescribable fear grips onlookers standing before the vast grey heap extending as far as the eye can see. A dilapidated granite tablet indicating ‘Deccan Chromates Limited’ ahead of the heap of chemical waste stands as mute spectator to the devastation caused by the factory over 10 years ago. While the issue festers for the past 10 years, inhabitants of nearby …