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The Hindu
30-06-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Kadapa district ties up with ISB for study on nutrient-rich food in rural areas
The Kadapa district administration has joined hands with the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, under the Enabling Agricultural Nutrition Convergence through Technical Support (ENACTS) project, to make nutrient-rich food more accessible and sustainable in rural areas. The ENACTS project is funded by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The study by the ISB's Bharti Institute of Public Policy has embarked on a mission to research the current food production and identify ways to make it more nutrition-focused. The early phase of the project will concentrate on the challenges faced by the rural households, such as poor nutrition, limited market access and low food production. Kadapa District Collector Sreedhar Cherukuri said that the study would help design programmes to improve the health of undernourished families. 'The project will also explore digital nutrition e-vouchers for high-risk groups. These vouchers can be used at specific stores to balance food supply and demand, though the exact plan is still being worked out', he added. The Collector said two focus areas are C.K. Dinne and Jammalamadugu Rural mandals, which are also part of the national aspirational districts programme with the NITI Aayog. The study will look at ways to increase the production and consumption of nutritious foods, including encouraging the intake of eggs and promoting kitchen gardens. There is also a proposal in the form of horticulture intervention, which aims to strengthen links between farmers, markets and the public to make nutrient-rich food more accessible and sustainable. The project also looks at global market opportunities and crop optimisation. The ISB's Bharti Institute of Public Policy will continue to support Kadapa district administration's efforts to become a model district for nutrition and horticultural innovation, a release said.
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Time of India
Villagers raze down house of rape accused in Andhra Pradesh
Tirupati: A day after a three-year-old minor girl was raped and murdered near A Kambaladinne village in Mylavaram mandal under Jammalamadugu assembly constituency in Kadapa district, angry villagers razed down the house of the accused at his native village Moragudi on Saturday. Angry villagers justified their act stating that he and his family had no right to stay in the village. It may be recalled that the accused, identified as D Rahmatullah, lured the three-year-old girl near a Kalyana Mandapam at A Kambaladinne village, took her to an isolated place nearby, raped and killed her on Friday. Angry villagers and parents of the victim girl staged protests at the Jammalamadugu govt hospital on Saturday demanding capital punishment for the accused. After the incident sent shockwaves across the state, Kadapa district collector Dr Sreedhar Cherukuri and SP EG Ashok Kumar met the family members of the victim and assured them all support. District collector also announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the family members of the vctim girl, a house site and a job for the victim's father.
