Despite the Gentlemen’s Agreement, many key points like the constitution of a Regional Council were not implemented. Only a Regional Committee was set up and its recommendations were not mandatory and often ignored by the government. During the period of planned development, from 1956 to 1990, many developmental activities took place in the state of AP. Major dams were built, irrigation and power projects initiated, vast mining and industrial complexes were opened. Green revolution in agriculture was initiated to transform agricultural production. A large number of universities and technical institutions were establilshed. After 1990, the state saw a boom in the information technology industry, especially in Hyderabad. However, the people of Telangana felt that the development was very uneven, its real benefits were going to other regions of the state. They also felt that the resources of the Telangana region were not being used for the benefit of the local people. The youth also felt that most of the new employment opportunities created in the state were being cornered by people of the other regions.
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If we go by the index of Gross Cropped Area – total area on which crops were grown in a year we see a substantial increase in the Coastal Andhra Region and a relative stagnation in Telangana.
The increase in irrigation in Telangana was mainly at the cost of the farmers who dug expensive wells while the expansion in Andhra region was due to canal irrigation which was provided by the government.