A.P. Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan launches projects worth ₹100 crore in Pithapuram Assembly constituency
Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan has performed the bhumi puja for the construction of a 100-bed Community Health Centre-turned-Area Hospital and a TTD Kalyana Mandapam in Pithapuram Assembly constituency in Kakinada district on Friday (April 25, 2025).
The upgradation of the 30-bed CHC into an Area Hospital was among the major poll promises made by Mr. Pawan Kalyan.
Addressing the media after performing the bhumi puja for various developmental projects, Mr. Pawan Kalyan said, 'The total works worth ₹100 crore commenced on Friday. The works include the construction of the ₹34-crore Pithapuram Area Hospital and a TTD Kalyanamandapam. The Area Hospital will soon get an out-patient ward, mortuary, ENT and Ophthalmology block and a blood bank.'
'The Area Hospital will cater to the needs of three lakh people of Pithapuram town and six mandals in the Pithapuram Assembly constituency,' said Mr. Pawan Kalyan.
The TDD Kalyanamandapam, which is being built at a cost of ₹2 crore near the Uppada-Kothapalli road, is meant for 10,000 families who would get access to this facility to perform weddings at an affordable price.
At Gollaprolu village, Mr. Pawan Kalyan performed the bhumi puja for an open hall to be built by the Endowments Department at a cost of ₹1.32 crore.
In Chebrolu, bhumi puja was performed for the construction of a chariot hall and an open hall to be built at a cost of ₹48 lakh in Sri Sita Rama temple.
Mr. Pawan Kalyan announced that 3,456 women would be given sewing machines worth ₹8.2 crore.
The Deputy Chief Minister also distributed farm machinery and 2,000 tarpaulins to farmers and half of them were funded by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) as part of the Corporation Social Responsibility.
Mr. Pawan Kalyan thanked Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister P. Narayana for allocating ₹3 crore for the development of Pithapuram Municipality and ₹1 core for Gollaprolu Nagar Panchayat.
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