The Hindu 29.01.2010
Alternate day water supply from February 16
Staff Reporter
VISAKHAPATNAM: The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) proposes to supply water on alternate days from February 16.
This was disclosed by officials at a meeting convened by Tribal Welfare Minister P. Balaraju on issues in the urban areas of the district ahead of a meeting by Chief Minister K. Rosaiah on development and pending issues. As of now, 45-minute supply is given every day.
Besides drinking water, the issues covered included the Simhachalam devasthanam lands, pending works in the municipal corporation and funds due from the government, housing, bridge loans for scattered houses and bank linkage.
MLA Malla Vijaya Prasad wanted infrastructure to be created at the 30-bed hospital at Gopalapatnam as a large number of people depended upon it. Incidentally, the hospital was inaugurated in 2004 by Mr. Rosaiah when he was Health Minister.
Legal tangle
MLC M.V.S. Sarma wanted steps to be taken to solve the legal tangle over Simhachalam devasthanam lands as people of five villages had documents for decades.
MLA Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao wanted funding to be improved for SC, ST and minority corporations while his Bhimili counterpart Srinivasa Rao said funds should be released for development in his constituency. The issue of rehabilitating and employment for Dibbapalem residents displaced by Gangavaram port also came up for discussion.
MLAs V. Ramakrishnababu, Tainala Vijay Kumar and Joint Collector P. Satyanarayana Reddy participated.
