NITI Aayog vice-chairman visits village Secretariat, RBK at Veerapanenigudem in Krishna district
The Hindu
District Collector J. Nivas explained the objectives and functioning of the village Secretariats and RBKs to Mr. Kumar and his team.
NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar visited the village Secretariat and Rythu Bharosa Kendra (RBK) at Veerapanenigudem in Gannavaram Mandal of Krishna district on Wednesday morning.
District Collector J. Nivas explained the objectives and functioning of the village Secretariats and RBKs to Mr. Kumar and his team.
On the occasion, farmers showed some organic vegetables and food products. Mr. Kumar praised them for producing organic crops.
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.