CM to visit Konaseema on May 11
The Hindu
Jagan will release aid for fisherfolk, Rythu Bharosa benefit
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will release a relief package to compensate fisherfolk for the loss of livelihood in view of the annual fishing ban, during his visit to the Konaseema district on May 11. He will also release the YSR Rythu Bharosa benefit for farmers.
The 61-day fishing ban ends on June 14.
On Sunday, Konaseema Collector Himanshu Shukla said that the Chief Minister would visit Muramalla village in I. Polavaram mandal.
Compensation is also likely to be released for those affected by the ongoing oil and natural gas exploration activities. The district officials and police have completed all the security arrangements for the Chief Minister’s visit
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.