House sites to 30 lakh people to remain etched in history

 VIJAYAWADA: AP State Planning Board vice chairman and YSR Congress MLA Malladi Vishnu said on Tuesday that the state government would distribute house sites to the landless people in Amaravati in a few days’ time.

“All shelterless people will get house sites. The mega housing programme Pedalandariki Illu involving distribution of 30 lakh house sites will remain etched in golden letters in the contemporary history,” he said.

Vishnu noted that the village secretariat system was introduced in the state after Jagan Mohan Reddy became the chief minister. This increased transparency in administration and accountability among officials, he said.

The MLA participated in the Gadapa Gadapaku Mana Prabhutvam programme in the 59th Division, 253rd Ward Secretariat, on Tuesday along with deputy mayor Sailaja Reddy, local corporator Shahina Sultana and officials.

He enquired about people's problems and solved some of them on the spot. The staff was instructed to remove the sewage on a regular basis so that the water flows in the side drains. The engineering officers were asked to prepare estimates for the reconstruction of the collapsed and cracked side drains.

Also, they said they wanted to increase the height of the culvert in the tank road and ensure that there is drainage in the side canal.

Vishnu said Jagan Reddy is giving TIDCO houses to the poor by completing the construction free of cost. “In the central constituency, 30,000 people have been granted house titles and in the first phase, construction of 14,986 houses is going on at a fast pace.”

Vishnu said the Akhanda Yajna Raja Syamala Yagam undertaken by the state government under the auspices of the Endowments Department will conclude with a Purnahuti on Wednesday. Chief minister Jagan Reddy will take part in the Akhanda Purnahuti at 11.38am.

Arrangements are being made for large-scale food distribution to the devotees, he said.