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New Indian Express
3 days ago
- Business
- New Indian Express
Plans afoot to modernise 18.4K km rural roads: Minister Danasari Anasuya
HYDERABAD: Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Minister Danasari Anasuya alias Seethakka on Tuesday instructed officials to prepare an action plan to invite tenders for the modernisation of rural roads under the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) within 15 days. During a review meeting with the officials on various developmental works, the minister revealed the government's plan to modernise 18,472 km of rural roads. 'Of this, 7,947 km will be modernised in the first phase.' She also revealed that the government will soon issue guidelines on the HAM to be adopted for this project. 'Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh governments have adopted the HAM mode for executing various works. We will send teams of officials to those states to study their model,' she added. During the meeting, it was revealed that the government has already sanctioned Rs 1,800 crore for various works under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). 'This year, priority is being given to the construction of Anganwadi centres and gram panchayat buildings under this scheme. The government intends to construct 1,440 gram panchayat buildings and 1,440 Anganwadi buildings this year,' she said while directing the officials to cancel works that were not grounded for a long time. Revealing that the file pertaining to the transfer of Mandal Parishad Development Officers (MPDO) reached the Chief Minister's Office and payment of vehicle allowance is with the Finance department, the minister said that these files will be cleared soon.
The Hindu
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Yoga events to be held at 7,184 places in Nellore on June 14
Yoga demonstrations will be organised at 7,184 identified places across SPSR Nellore district on Saturday. Ahead of the International Yoga Day celebrations on June 21, all the ward secretariats are conducting yoga demonstrations at the villages by involving the local people. District In-charge Collector K. Karthik has instructed the officials, Mandal Parishad Development Officers (MPDOs) and Municipal Commissioners to host the event successfully. He also asked them to upload the demonstration photos on the yoga website. On Friday, district-level competitions were held as part of the third day of Yogandhra competitions at Nellore Municipal Corporation (NMC) office. Out of 60 participants in the singing competition, the judges announced six winners. One winner was declared in the yoga slogans competition. The competitions were held under the supervision of NMC Commissioner Y.O. Nandan, SETNEL (Society for Training, Employment and Promotion in Nellore District) CEO A. Nageswara Rao, District Sports Development Officer (DSDO) Yathi Raj and yoga gurus. NMC Commissioner said that all the winners at the district level would participate in the State level yoga competitions to be held in Vijayawada, and the government will provide a cash prize of ₹1 lakh to the winners at the State level.
