Ensure drinking water supply during summer in Krishna district, Minister tells officials
Officials should ensure that none faces any drinking water problem in Krishna district during this summer season, Minister for Labour and Factories Vasamsetti Subhash has said.
Participating in the District Review Committee meeting at the Zilla Parishad meeting hall in Machilipatnam on Thursday, Mr. Subhash, also the Krishna district In Charge Minister, expressed happiness at the students from the district scoring well in both Class X and Inter examinations.
After condemning the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam and observing two minutes of silence for the victims, the Minister went on to say that every person's role was important in making the district perform well on all indices.
While reviewing the performance of different departments including Agriculture, Horticulture, Fisheries, Water Resources, and MGNREGS, the Minister stressed the need for officials to raise awareness among farmers about the crop insurance scheme and commended the officials for settling 95% of the claims made by dairy farmers.
Excise Minister Kollu Ravindra, who was also present in the meeting, said Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu aimed to achieve a growth rate of 15% for the State. If the Gross State Domestic Product reached 15%, then the State would lead the country in economic growth, he added.
Aligning with the Chief Minister's goals for the State, the district should have comprehensive plans for development of every sector, he said, adding that the officials had already identified marginalised people, who comprise the golden families (Bangaru Kutumbham), under the Zero Poverty P4 initiative.
He said the Chief Minister would release funds for the fisherfolk community, affected by the ban on fishing, on April 26. In Krishna district, 2,000 people would receive the financial assistance, he said, adding that the Machilipatnam port would be ready by December 2026.
District Collector D.K. Balaji, APSRTC Chairman K. Narayana Rao, MLAs Yarlagadda Venkata Rao, Mandali Buddha Prasad, K. Krishna Prasad, Varla Kumar Raja, MLC Kalpalatha Reddy and other officials were present in the meeting.
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