Visakhapatnam Mayor directs officials to improve sanitation, repair roads and expedite UGD works in Ward 93

Mayor Peela Srinivasa Rao directs officials to improve sanitation, repair roads, and expedite UGD works in Ward 93.

Mayor Peela Srinivasa Rao has directed the officials from the sanitation wing to take steps to improve sanitation in Ward 93. He has also directed them to take up immediate repairs of roads and major drains, and also expedite the completion of underground drainage (UGD) works, emphasising the need for improvement of civic amenities on the outskirt areas.

He conducted the ward inspection along with personnel from various departments here on Friday. He visited Krishna Nagar, Virat Nagar and Prahladapuram. He was accompanied by corporator R Triveni Varaprasada Rao.

During the visit, the corporator informed about various issues being faced by the residents, especially regarding the roads, drains, sanitation etc. The Mayor directed engineering officials to prepare estimates for repairing the main drains and canals in Krishna Nagar and Virat Nagar. The Mayor said that with the increase in residential areas, many roads which were originally laid during the panchayat era were deteriorated and badly required repairs. He instructed officials to inspect and propose road-widening projects, urging local residents to cooperate with the process.

The Mayor also directed the authorities to provide basic facilities at a crematorium in Virat Nagar, to make it more accessible for the public. In Prahladapuram, he ordered the officials to incomplete UGD works within 15 days and also issue connections to every household. He also suggested proposals for constructing the first floor of the community hall in the nearby area.