Visakhapatnam, June 5 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to formulate an action plan to transform Visakhapatnam into a world-class Bay City.Addressing a review meeting on Visakha Economic Region (VER) attended by Collectors of nine districts, public representatives and officials, the Chief Minister outlined a roadmap for tourism, infrastructure and economic development across the region.The Chief Minister instructed officials to develop the Bay City Proj…
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Amaravati, June 2 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday directed officials to organise the Godavari Pushkaralu-2027 on a grand scale, showcasing the state’s rich cultural, historical and spiritual heritage. Emphasising the importance of spiritual tourism, the Chief Minister noted that the Godavari river basin is home to numerous sacred temples and pilgrimage centres, making the Pushkaralu an excellent opportunity to promote spiritual tourism and boost economic ac…
Amaravati, May 18 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday directed officials to include 11 more irrigation projects in the list of 25 high-priority projects and follow the Irrigation Calendar for their timely completion. The Chief Minister had unveiled an Irrigation Calendar covering 25 irrigation projects during the recent Collectors’ Conference.At a review meeting on irrigation projects at the Secretariat, the Chief Minister instructed officials to include 11 addi…
Amaravati, May 11 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday appealed to the Central Government to sanction funds for Andhra Pradesh, covering various Centrally Sponsored Schemes as well as commitments made in the past. The Chief Minister had separate meetings with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Minister for Jal Shakti CR Patil in New Delhi.He requested the Home Minister to sanction funds related to various pending projects, in addition to addressing issues aris…
Amaravati, April 15 (IANS) Ahead of the three-day special session of Parliament, beginning on Thursday, leaders of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Andhra Pradesh met on Wednesday. Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena president Pawan Kalyan, state BJP president PVN Madhav, and state TDP president Palla Srinivasa Rao attended the meeting held on Wednesday evening at the Chief Minister’s official …
Amaravati, April 15 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday directed the officials to prepare an action plan for utilisation of Godavari waters once the Polavaram Project is completed.He emphasised that water from the right and left main canals should be efficiently distributed to reservoirs and tanks to meet irrigation and other needs.During a review meeting held at his officials with Water Resources department officials, the Chief Minister assessed the progress o…
Hyderabad, April 5 (IANS) The government of Telangana has urged the Centre to pass a Bill in the Parliament to restore five villages that were merged with Andhra Pradesh in 2014. Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has written a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, urging him to table a bill during the current session of the Parliament to re-merge five villages with Telangana.The state minister, who comes from Khammam district, demanded that the five villages near Bhadrachalam be rest…
Amaravati, March 24 (IANS) All households in Andhra Pradesh will have access to safe drinking water by 2028 under the Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0. Officials from the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Andhra Pradesh government formally signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0 in New Delhi today.Union Minister for Jal Sakti C.R. Paatil praised the efforts of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in extending the Jal Jeevan Mission by taking up the issue with Prime…
Amaravati, March 13 (IANS) The Centre and the Andhra Pradesh government together credited Rs 2,670 crore directly into the bank accounts of 46.85 lakh farmers in Andhra Pradesh on Friday under PM-Kisan – Annadata Sukheebhava schemes. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu participated in the PM-Kisan – Annadata Sukheebhava’s third installment fund release programme held at Surampalli in Gannavaram constituency of Krishna district.He along with farmers, virtually watched Prime Minister Narendra Mo…
Amaravati, March 11 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday proposed the setting up of the Indian School of Agriculture on the lines of the Indian School of Business (ISB) to deal with all the issues related to the agricultural sector.The Chief Minister mooted the idea during his address to the two-day Collectors’ conference, which began here on Wednesday.He proposed setting up the Indian School of Agriculture as a deemed university to deal with all the issues of…