16-05-2025
Govt targets ‘Blue Flag' tag for Suryalanka, Ramapuram beaches
Vijayawada: The state 20-point programme implementation committee chairman Lanka Dinakar has directed Bapatla district collector JV Murali to step up efforts to secure 'Blue Flag' status for
Suryalanka beach
in Bapatla and
Ramapuram beach
near Chirala.
He suggested to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for developing a tourism circuit by branding and creating infrastructure, connecting the 103 km coastal area with the district's historical temples.
Dinakar explained that the district got ₹97.5 crore for
tourism development
under Swadeshi darshan scheme and officials should work to improve the infrastructure at Suryalanka beach. He reviewed the progress of various state and central govt programmes with the officials in Bapatla district on Tuesday.
Expressing serious displeasure at the irregularities in implementation of
NREGS programme
, Dinakar asked the district collector to submit a detailed report. Speaking on the occasion, Dinakar said that although, the district achieved 67.4 lakh workdays against 65 lakh person days target under NREGS during 2024-25 with a 103.69% completion rate, it has only spent Rs 90 crore against the available Rs 110 crore under material component.
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Similarly, out of a 195 crore budget for wages, 182 crore was utilised.
Dinakar directed the officials to provide details of the budget and actual expenditure on material and labour components for the past five years, along with information on any funds spent in violation of regulations. He directed the district collector to investigate the quality of assets created through material component expenditure over the past five years and any expenditure made against regulations.
"If the daily wage under the NREGS is ₹300, the district's average wage is ₹278, and efforts should be made to increase it. Additionally, eligible families utilised only an average of 40 workdays out of the mandated 100 workdays," he expressed with displeasure.
Dinakar asked the officials to increase workday utilisation. He reviewed water management projects, particularly Amrita Sarovar works and asked the officials to complete early.
He found that just around 430 farm ponds were completed out of a target of 4,000 to the district. He said that district achieved 95% of the horticulture plantation target covering 532 acres.
Similarly, he said that the district was allocated a budget of 45 lakh workdays for 2025-26. About, 25.7% of these have already been completed, he said.
Dinakar asked the officials to take measures to enhance employment and livelihood opportunities in agriculture, food, handloom industries, tourism, and the service sector, ensuring Bapatla's participation in a prosperous Andhra Pradesh and contributing to a developed India.
