Guntakal E-News Letter Edition- IV July’16

Guntakal Municipality

Smt. Kodela Aparna Anantapuramu District, Govt. . Sri.Y.Satya Narayana Hon’ble Chair Person Municipal Commissioner Guntakal Guntakal

Contents

Editor’s Voice 1

Current Activities and schemes 2

Events 7

Contact us: Guntakal Municipal office, Dno:18/1, Main Road, Tilak Nagar, Guntakal-515801. Email: [email protected] Website: http://guntakal.cdma.ap.gov.in/

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Editor’s voice Guntakal is a Grade-I town in District of Andhra Pradesh. Guntakal town is located at 15’-10’ North latitude and 17’-23’ East longitude at an altitude of 1400 MSL. The town is a major railway junction and it is a divisional headquarters of South Central Railways. Guntakal Municipality has an extent of 40.87 Sq. Kms consisting of population 1,26,479 as per 2011 Census. The town is divided into 37 Election Wards and 23 Revenue Wards. We are happy to announce that Guntakal Municipality (GMC) has taken tree plantation as priority program and conducted Vanam manam programme in which tree plantation and distribution took place. As part of the State Government initiative SMART PULSE SURVEY is being conducted in the town with 73 enumerators and till 31st of July survey of 4252 HHs is completed. Under AMRUT Scheme for 2016-17 Park with an extent of 0.8 acres is proposed to be developed in Modinabad layout open space L.P.no. 207/91 for this council resolution is passed. As part of AMRUT reform replacement of conventional street lights with LED bulbs is taken-up and 70% of lights are replaced, after the completion of LED replacement the energy savings is expected to be 30-40% and monthly consumption charges will come down to the extent. Under Swachh Bharat scheme to make Open defecation free town, construction of community and Individual House Hold Toilets (IHHTs) is taken up. Construction of 9 community toilets are sanctioned for those having no space for IHHTs, and 8 community toilets construction is already started. Under IHHTs program total of 1883 toilets are sanctioned by Municipal commissioner out of which 1359 are completed, which is 72% achievement. GMC has declared 25 wards as Open

Defecation Free (ODF) against the 37 wards.

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Current Activities and Schemes

i. Smart Pulse Survey: As part of the A.P state government initiative Smart pulse survey is being conducted in the town with 73 enumerators, training program was conducted for Municipal staff, Anganwadi teachers and Engineering college students, till 31st July 2016, Survey of 4252 House holds was completed, the survey is being implemented at faster pace as it is high priority.

The above pics depicts the Respected Chair person and Vice chairperson addressing the Smart pulse survey training program to enumerators.

The above pics depicts the training program held for Anganwadi teachers.

The above photograph depicts the Municipal Commissioner and ACP field visit to verify the Smart pulse Survey progress.

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Guntakal E-News Letter Edition- IV July’16 ii. Construction of storm water drains:

Storm water drains are constructed in the town at various localities of the town under 13th Finance commission with total budget of 16 lakhs.

The above photograph depicts the Storm water drains constructed at Sweepers Colony and Kasapuram Valmiki Nagar.

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Green Cover – Tree Plantation

Guntakal Municipality has taken tree plantation as a priority program, conducted

“VANAM MANAM” for which Hon’ble Minister Palle Raghunath Reddy visited as chief guest, during this 1 km rally was conducted with 1000 students, trees were

distributed to students and Avenue plantation is done.

Hon’ble MLA, Respected Chair Person, Municipal Commissioner and Municipal Staff participated in the programme. For this programme 15000 trees are procured and 10600 trees are distributed.

Trees distribution to students by Hon’bl Minister Palle Raghunath Reddy, MLA and Chair Person.

The above photographs depicts the trees distribution.

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AMRUT park – for developing a park with Rs.50 lakhs under AMRUT scheme for year 2016-17, Council has selected layout (L.P.No. 207/91) open space in Modinabad, RailNagar with extent of 0.82 Acres and Coucil Resolution has been passed.

i. Community Toilet:

To make the city open defecation free as per the requirement construction of 12 Community Toilets has been taken up. Out of which 9 are being constructed Under Swachh Bharat Mission and 3 are being constructed under Municipal General Fund. Important locations were identified and proposed for the community toilets. So far 8 units are under construction

with total number of 40 seats. One unit comprises of 5 seats each.

ii. IHHT’s:

Hon'ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Sri. Nara Chandra Babu Naidu with a goal to achieve ODF city under the newly launched campaign "Swachh Bharat Mission" on 2nd October 2014 by Hon'ble Prime Minister of . This program is being implemented by Swachh Andhra Corporation which was incorporated on 1st May 2015. Under this programme municipal

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commissioner has sanctioned IHHTs for 1883 Households out of which 1359 Nos are completed till date. Percentage of achievement is 72%.

LED Lighting

As part of AMRUT reform replacement of conventional street lights with LED bulbs is taken up, till the month of July 70% of street lights are replaced. After the completion of LED replacement the energy savings is expected to be 30-40% and monthly consumption charges will come down to the extent.

Social Beneficiary Schemes Disbursement of pensions to the Old Age, Widow, Physically Handicapped, Weavers and eligible beneficiaries under Abhaya Hastham are issuing through Biometric system to reduce malpractices during the 1st week of every month. During the month of July 2016, 3942 old age, 3380 Widow, 1077 Physically Handicapped, 161 Weavers and 235 Abhaya Hastham pensions are disbursed. Totally in the month of July 8795 people are beneficiaries.

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Events and Programs

i. Vanan Manam:

Vanam Manam is a state wide one day one crore plantation programme. This tree plantation program held on 29th of July 2016, for this

program Hon’ble Minister Sri. Palle Raghunath Reddy visited as

chief guest. During which a rally was conducted with 1000 students

and planted trees along road avenues and distributed trees to students. Hon’ble MLA, Respected Chair person, Municipal Commissioner and municipal staff participated in this programme.

The above photographs depicts the Honble Minister Sri. Palle Raghunath Reddy innagurating the programme.

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