Collectors’ Meet: Seven AP Districts Showcase Innovative Best Practices
Under the P4 approach, sports equipment and medals are being provided, with Rs 20 lakh earmarked for competitions in the district.
Vijayawada:Innovative initiatives in healthcare, sports, education, natural farming, waste management and soil conservation were showcased by collectors of seven districts at the eighth Collectors’ Conference in Amaravati on Friday.
Alluri Sitarama Raju district collector T Nishanti presented Project Drone, under which emergency medicines, blood units and medical samples are transported to remote and difficult-to-reach areas.
The initiative has facilitated 1,800 drone flights covering 72,000km, transporting more than 83,000 medicines and 9,500 medical samples. About 20,000 people in agency areas, she said, have benefited from the service. The system connects primary health centres with district hospitals even in challenging geographical terrain.
Anantapur collector O Anand presented the School Sports Championship initiative, aimed at identifying and nurturing sporting talent from rural areas and enabling athletes to progress from district to state and national levels. Championships are being conducted at school, mandal, assembly constituency and district levels.
Under the P4 approach, sports equipment and medals are being provided, with Rs 20 lakh earmarked for competitions in the district.
Bapatla collector Vinod Kumar presented Swarna Bhavitha School, a programme for children with autism. The programme integrates education, medical care, therapy and welfare while coordinating with families, creating a “one child, one treatment, one government ecosystem”.
Chittoor collector Sumit Kumar showcased ODiSi-Digital School Learning, under which AI-enabled classroom practices in mathematics, science and languages are being introduced in 22 government schools. The programme involves 131 laptops and 586 tablets to strengthen students’ digital learning and technology skills.
Kurnool collector Attada Siri presented Pre-Monsoon Dry Sowing-Natural Farming, designed for low-rainfall areas and to mitigate the impact of El Nino. Nine crops, including pulses, can be cultivated on vacant lands through seed pelletisation. PMDS cultivation has already covered 1.94 lakh acres, while barren lands and tank bunds are also being considered for cultivation.
Prakasam collector P Rajababu presented Waste to Wealth-Circular Economy, through which 125 tonnes of daily waste from Ongole municipal corporation is segregated and converted into organic manure using BioWizard microbes. The process reduces foul odour and flies, helps clear legacy waste and markets the manure under the brand Green Gold.
Sri Sathya Sai collector Shyam Prasad presented Punarejeevam, a biochar project aimed at improving soil fertility across 5,000 acres. The aim is to prevent 4,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere by converting mulberry plant stems into charcoal and then compost through biochar production.