A.P. must release its share to complete Kotipalli-Narsapur railway project: GVL
The Hindu
‘The State govt. has released ₹2 crore till date against its share of ₹358 crore’
BJP Rajya Sabha member G.V.L. Narasimha Rao on Sunday demanded that the State government must immediately release 25% of the grant pledged by it for completion of the Kotipalli-Narsapur railway line in the Godavari region of coastal Andhra Pradesh.
The construction and execution of the ₹2120-crore project on the Godavari have said to be delayed due to fund crunch. However, half of the work has been completed by 2021.
In a talk on budget allocation to Andhra Pradesh here on Sunday, Mr. Narasimha Rao said that the Kotipalli-Narsapur railway link work was delayed due to lack of financial support from the State government.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.