Collector announces ₹600 crore plan for drainage, sewage treatment plant in Prodattur

Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription

Kadapa District Collector Sreedhar Cherukuri, Joint Collector Nidhi Meena, MLA N. Varadarajulu Reddy and others participate in the Proddatur constituency development meeting in Kadapa on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement

Kadapa District Collector Sreedhar Cherukuri said that Proddatur constituency would be developed to its true potential as a prominent business centre for the entire Rayalaseema region. Top priority will be accorded to implementing the underground drainage system and sewage treatment plant with a capacity of 24 million litres per day (MLD), collectively estimated to cost ₹600 crore.

Mr. Sreedhar reviewed the development plans for Proddatur constituency during a meeting at his chambers on Tuesday, along with Joint Collector Nidhi Meena, Proddatur MLA Nandyala Varadarajulu Reddy, Revenue Divisional Officer (Jammalamadugu) Sireesha, Proddatur Municipal Commissioner Srinivasa Viswanath and Tahsildar Udaya Bhaskar.

Regarding drinking water supply, roads, electricity, street lights, sanitation and public amenities, the meeting stressed on the importance of ensuring balanced development between the town and the rural areas into which it was expanding. “The rural roads will also be developed on a par with the town,” the Collector said.

Referring to the large scale allegations of irregularities in allocation of housing projects for the poor, the Collector acknowledged the need to initiate a vigilance probe into the activities of the Housing department as well as the private agencies involved in the project.

Similarly, he wanted the Town Planning officials to create awareness among the real estate developers about the regulations regarding layout approval, building approval, road formation, public spaces, parks and creation of infrastructure.

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.