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.
