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Dapperla village situated in Jammalamadugu municipality in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa district has just one inhabitant. An elderly man named Seshadanam, who still resides there, is adamant and doesn't want to leave his birthplace and is surviving on the old-age government pension.

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Published : Nov 12, 2019, 6:51 PM IST

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Updated : Nov 12, 2019, 11:59 PM IST

Kadapa: A village named Dapperla in Jammalamadugu municipality in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa district has amenities that many Indian villages lack.

Dapperla village situated near Mylavaram reservoir has fertile farmlands and is located near the municipal office and yet the village remains abandoned except one elderly man named Seshadanam who still resides there.

Know why this village in AP has just one inhabitant

For the past 10 months, this man has been living in the village on his own.

According to sources, in the past, the village accommodated around 200 people (120 voters) but one unfortunate scuffle related to a farmland dispute changed the fate of the village leading to the mass exodus.

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A retired teacher, Devasahayam, was murdered in 1992 and the police kept visiting the village for inquiries.

Unable to cope with the regular investigation, one by one, the families started abandoning the village.

Against all these odds, one couple, Seshadanam and Ranamma, dared to live alone in the village and after the death of his wife ten months back, Seshadanam became the lone inhabitant.

Seshadanam is adamant and doesn't want to leave his birthplace and is surviving on the old-age government pension.

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Kadapa: A village named Dapperla in Jammalamadugu municipality in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa district has amenities that many Indian villages lack.

Dapperla village situated near Mylavaram reservoir has fertile farmlands and is located near the municipal office and yet the village remains abandoned except one elderly man named Seshadanam who still resides there.

Know why this village in AP has just one inhabitant

For the past 10 months, this man has been living in the village on his own.

According to sources, in the past, the village accommodated around 200 people (120 voters) but one unfortunate scuffle related to a farmland dispute changed the fate of the village leading to the mass exodus.

Also read: 7-year-old girl found dead at neighbour's house in AP, one held

A retired teacher, Devasahayam, was murdered in 1992 and the police kept visiting the village for inquiries.

Unable to cope with the regular investigation, one by one, the families started abandoning the village.

Against all these odds, one couple, Seshadanam and Ranamma, dared to live alone in the village and after the death of his wife ten months back, Seshadanam became the lone inhabitant.

Seshadanam is adamant and doesn't want to leave his birthplace and is surviving on the old-age government pension.

Also read: Teacher thrashes students after suspecting them of theft

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( ) Mylavaram reservoir is very closeby…. fertile farm lands are all around….. the Mandal center is at a stone’s throw distance…. a little further away is the Jammalamadugu constituency. In spite of all these advantages, that village is abandoned! Due to one murder, the entire village was vacated. No movement of people for the past three or four years….desolate houses with cracked walls, roads covered with wild trees and an eerie atmosphere welcomes the visitors. Only one person lives in this village in these conditions. Previously it was the couple…. but with the death of his wife recently, the old man is leading life alone here.

To have a look at such a village, one has to visit Dapperla in Jammalamadugu Mandal of Kadapa district. In the past, this was a flourishing village of 40 houses with 200 people (120 voters) with all facilities like cement roads, drinking water pipelines, electric poles, a government school, etc. Due to one unfortunate scuffle in a farm land dispute, a retired teacher, Devasahayam, was murdered in 1992. Unable to face the increased visits of police personnel for inquiries, one by one, all the families abandoned the village. The School was shifted to some other village. Against all these odds, one couple, Danam and Ranamma, dared to live alone in the village. With the death of his wife, Danam is the lone inhabitant of the village!

For the past ten months an old aged man, Danam, is living in the village. No Power supply. Yet he is adamant and does not want to leave his place of birth. He is surviving on the ration and old age pension granted by the government. At the moment there is an eerie silence in Dapperla village. Delapidated houses…..dull walls. Yet, noteworthy is the tenacity of the old man Danam, to live in his birth place till his last breath.

Many people are willing to relocate to the village if living conditions are improved. If the government restores facilities and infrastructure, the village can regain its past glory.

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Balavardi Raju, Narsoji Kottala, Jammalamadugu Mandal

Shankar, Jammalamadugu Mandal

Sesham Danam, resident of the village

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