How Government Order no. 578 upturned the lives of people

A cluster of five villages in Andhra Pradesh has been facing a property crisis since a Government Order from 23 years ago rendered its residents’ lands and homes illegally held, declaring Simhachalam temple as the rightful owner. V. Kamalakara Rao reports on the plight of the people whose cases remain entangled in the legal dispute, with many successive governments promising a resolution

How Government Order no. 578 upturned the lives of people
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A cluster of five villages in Andhra Pradesh has been facing a property crisis since a Government Order from 23 years ago rendered its residents’ lands and homes illegally held, declaring Simhachalam temple as the rightful owner. V. Kamalakara Rao reports on the plight of the people whose cases remain entangled in the legal dispute, with many successive governments promising a resolution