The Hindu 18.05.2013
Civic chiefs asked to take up development works on priority basis
Collector C. Sudharsan Reddy asked municipal
commissioners to take up development works on a priority basis in newly
created municipalities at Atmakur, Nandikotkur, Banaganapalli, Allagadda
and Gudur utilising the Rs. 2-crore grant sanctioned to each civic
body.
Addressing a meeting of officers here on
Friday, he wanted them to invite tenders and execute the works before
the onset of monsoon.
Works were also sanctioned under non-plan grant and for drinking water supply to mitigate the supply in summer months.
He
asked the revenue and municipal officers to identify the open areas for
use as dump yards in every municipality. In Kurnool city, 292 open
sites were identified, while 34 in Nandyal, 32 in Yemmiganur, seven in
Dhone and 14 in Adoni were identified which needed immediate fencing for
protection from encroachments.
He pointed out that development works were sanctioned in slums and under the SC/ST sub-plan.
The collector also wanted the municipalities to reduce the consumption of power by adopting conservation methods.
