VIJAYAWADA: Chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy set targets for the panchayat raj and rural development department to complete construction of buildings for village clinics, digital libraries and village and ward secretariats.
He wanted the officials to complete the works and hand over the finished buildings to the respective department by the end of 2021.
The chief minister addressed officials during a review meeting at his Tadepalli camp office on Tuesday. The officials briefed him on the progress of the construction work of all three categories. He also reviewed the provision of basic infrastructure in Jagananna colonies.
The chief minister directed them to complete works on roads, drains, drinking water, electricity and other infrastructure in the Jagananna colonies. He also told them to procure other infrastructure to maintain greenery and handle garbage in villages in the state.
The chief minister also authorised them to buy 14,000 tricycles for rural areas and 1,034 autos for urban areas for garbage collection. The officials told him that 23,747 green ambassadors and 4,482 green guards were already appointed for collection of garbage. They sought permission to recruit an additional 11,453 green ambassadors and 5,551 green guards. The officials said PPE kits were distributed to all green ambassadors and green guards. The chief minister directed officials to focus on maintenance of garbage collection vehicles and disposal of PPE kits.
The chief minister said solid and liquid waste management system in villages and towns should be carried out properly and ‘Clean Andhra Pradesh’ would be possible only if the municipal and panchayat raj departments work in coordination. He said arrangements should be made to collect wet waste in rural areas and added a special number in villages be displayed for collection and shifting of garbage to treatment plants.
