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New Indian Express
2 days ago
- General
- New Indian Express
Anganwadis get eco-friendly cooktops
VIJAYAWADA: Marking World Environment Day, the Women Development and Child Welfare Department of Andhra Pradesh launched a massive tree-planting drive in Vijayawada, aiming to plant one crore saplings statewide. The initiative, targeted at Anganwadi teachers, also introduced eco-friendly cooking measures to promote sustainability. Minister for Women, Child, and Tribal Welfare Gummidi Sandhyarani inaugurated the event alongside Vijayawada MP Kesineni Shivanath, MLA Gadde Rammohan, EESL CEO Vishal Kapoor, and Principal Secretary Suryakumari. Sandhyarani emphasized the state's commitment to a plastic-free future under Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's leadership. As part of the first phase, 11,400 eco-friendly induction stoves will be distributed to Anganwadi centres, improving safety and reducing pollution. She promised better pay, gratuity benefits, and lower administrative burdens for Anganwadi workers and announced infrastructure upgrades, including Rs 1 lakh for owned centres and RO plants and toilets for rented ones. Mini centres will be upgraded, and women will be offered free bus travel from August 15. MP Shivanath pledged support for 553 Anganwadi centres in NTR district, including construction of compound walls for 226 centres. MLA Rammohan hailed the role of teachers in nation-building. EESL CEO Kapoor praised Andhra Pradesh's leadership in energy efficiency, attributing it to Naidu's vision.
New Indian Express
3 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
MP, MLAs seek rail infrastructure upgradation in Vijayawada segment
VIJAYAWADA: MP Kesineni Shivanath (Chinni), along with MLAs Bonda Umamaheswar Rao and Vasanta Krishna Prasad, held a review meeting with Divisional Railway Manager Narendra A Patil in Vijayawada on Wednesday to address long-pending railway infrastructure issues across Central, West, and Mylavaram constituencies. During the meeting at the DRM office, the MP submitted detailed letters and photographs documenting problems identified during joint field inspections with the MLAs. He urged the expedited completion of the stalled Road Over Bridge (ROB) works at LC Nos. 7, 8, and 316 in the Central constituency and requested the construction of an underpass or RUB at Vambe Colony–Devi Nagar Katta to enhance safety. The delegation also demanded a second ROB at Singh Nagar to reduce traffic congestion. MLAs and TDP State Official Nagul Mira highlighted the urgent need for road development between Meesala Rajeshwar Rao Bridge and the railway station, and widening of the Errakatta Bridge in the West constituency. They also flagged clogged railway drains, warning of possible monsoon hazards. They welcomed the development of Rayanapadu station under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme and sought similar modernisation for Kondapalli station in Mylavaram.
