The State’s maiden infringement into the rights of the tribal people started with an eye on the bauxite reserves, while the rampant mining of beach sand caused potential loss of livelihood to the fishermen. “Now, the plan to saturate the coast with thermal and nuclear power stations and the recent Bhogapuram airport are feared to encroach on the lives of the plain dwellers too,” says littérateur and social reformer Attada Appala Naidu. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/literature-lends-voice-to-the-oppressed/article9133728.ece