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Downloaded from http://smartprep.in Downloaded from http://smartprep.in VOW FOR A HAPPY STATE ndhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu The ceremonial parade comprising 12 wings, including Naidu unfurled the tricolour in the state-level Inde - three battalions of APSP, Tamil Nadu State police con - pAendence Day celebrations at Tarakarama stadium in tingent, Prohibition and Excise dept, NCC boys and the temple town of Tirupati. Speaking on the occasion, girls, Kalikiri Sainik School, Bharat Scouts and Guides, he vowed to complete construction of Amaravati, the AP Social welfare residential educational institutions, capital city, and develop the State as a Gateway to the AP Red Cross and AP Sainik Welfare department made East with six airports within three years and eight ports the event colourful. The Chief Minister, who inspected within a decade. The Chief Minister said concerted the Guard of Honour, also gave away awards to police efforts were on to transform AP into a Happy State by personnel, besides felicitating freedom-fighters. 2029. After the bifurcation of the united Andhra Pradesh The stunning feats performed by Andhra Pradesh State, the AP government has been choosing different special police personnel on the occasion attracted the places every year to celebrate the Independence Day. visitors at the 71st Independence Day celebrations. v Downloaded from http://smartprep.in C O N T E N T S Honoured as Son of Soil When a preface becomes a piece of 18 literature 27 Vice-President of India M Venkaiah Naidu received a rousing welcome from the Andhra Pradesh Government in Vijayawada during the civic reception in his home state. Housing plans for judiciary and govt staff 9 6 AP will approach Centre to provide 23 quota to Kapus First phase of Purushothapatnam Happening Andhra completed Various developments across the 32 State of Andhra Pradesh. Foundation laid for Araku gets 10 King’s College makeover 5 Hospital 30 CM’s work on irrigation Reforms launched for 7 receives praise an industry friendly AP 14 Belum Caves: Nature’s CM’s Social 34 E-Pragati services to go canvas of art Network 17 online from Oct CM lays foundation for 8 first FDI project 28 Guts & Glory State-of-the-art Police HQ 21 inaugurated Downloaded from http://smartprep.in ANDHRA PRADESH EDITORIAL Published Monthly In English & Telugu Volume:12 September 2017 Issue:3 Pulling out all stops on Polavaram Salivahana Era 1939 he way Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has been going about Commissioner pushing the construction of Polavaram project has been S Venkateswar IIS exemplary. Conceived in 1941 and foundation laid in 1980, the project, aimed at transforming the economy of the state, got Editor stuck in bureaucratic tangles and political lethargy for a long time. After Ramesh Babu Kandula Tthe bifurcation, the incumbent Government took it upon itself to complete the project on a war footing. However, the task has been mammoth, and Executive Editor the obstacles in the way too many. Legal wrangles, environmental bottle - NCoavreers Pha gNe unna necks, inter-state disputes, cost escalation and lack of finances are only a Venkaiah Naidu Portrait (By S Sankara Narayana) few of the challenges faced by the administration. Second Cover After the State Government decided to take over the construction from 71st Independence Day Celebrations the Centre, the pace of works has shown admirable progress during the last couple of years. The CM has been conducting a virtual inspection from Third Cover Month in pics his office using CCTVs and drone-mounted cameras every Monday. He has been visiting the project site at least once every month. The CM’s weekly Fourth Cover APIIC Advt on Sunrise State monitoring of the project and his frequent visits to the site have helped better coordination among various agencies involved in the gigantic project. Published by: As the CM pointed out recently in one of his regular reviews of the works, Information & Public Relations meeting the targets in earthwork, rock excavation and other dam works Department at this juncture was crucial for timely completion of the Polavaram project. Thanks to his rigorous pursuit, the excavation work is reportedly fast Government of Andhra Pradesh coming to a close. Of the total 1,055 lakh cubic metres, excavation of 755 Hyderabad - 500 028 lakh cubic metres of rock and earth had been completed and there was Ph: 040-23300258 only 300 lakh cubic metres left to be removed. Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati and members of the Parliamentary Standing Views expressed by various Committee on Water Resources have expressed admiration at the authors in this issue reflect their progress of works. personal opinions. Even as the revised estimates of the project cost are said to have shot Design through the roof from Rs 16,000 cr to around Rs 58,000 cr, the much Karthik Beesu needed funds are being released by the Centre in a trickle. The State has already submitted the detailed project design, which is crucial for release of monies. With a little help from the Centre, which is bound to bear total Photos: expense of the project under the AP Reorganisation Act, the Chandrababu T.Srinivasa Reddy, Vijayawada Naidu Government will pull out all stops to complete Polavaram in record Printed at time. Caxton Offset Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad Each Issue : Rs 20/- Annual Subscription : Rs 220/- www.andhrapradeshmagazine.org Email: [email protected] Ramesh Babu Kandula www.ipr.ap.nic.in Editor Ramesh Babu Kandula M/s Caxton Offset Pvt. Ltd Printed and Published by on behalf of Director/Commissioner, Information and Public Relations Dept.; Printed at ., 11.5.416/3, Red Hills, Hyderabad - 500 004; Published at Office of Director/Commissioner , 4 I&PR Dept, Govt of Andhra Pradesh, SamachAaNr DBhHaRvaA nP, ARCA GDuEarSdH s,M HAydGerAabZaINd E- 5.O00R0G 28. Editor: Ramesh Babu Kandula. SEPTEMBER 2017 Ph: 040-23300258. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in ARAKU gets MAKEOVER vasis to utilise locally available resources to multiply their income. Organic foods were in great demand and tribal farmers could use manure to grow vegetables, rice and other crops. The export potential of the popular Araku coffee should be tapped, he said. The Governor in his speech urged the government to promote tourism in the region. He advised the government to set CM and Governor participating in the Adivasi Day at Araku. up nature cure centre at Araku. Narasimhan also exhorted the tribals to educate their children. The CM said the Government will promote Araku as a tourism spot he tribal region of Araku is all set to get a under eco-tourism circuit and makeover. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu develop it under public-private partnership. He also said he Crafts bazaar announced the sanction of a women’s degree would concentrate more on medical and education college, an eco-tourism project at an estimated facilities in the area while developing it as a model tourism cost of Rs 110 crore with private participation and a double destination by restoring its culture. road with central lighting on the main road, among other things in the Agency area of Araku. Allaying fears of the The Governor, during his address, suggested setting up of a Naidu participated in the International Day of the World’s permanent crafts bazaar at Araku to showcase the tradi - Indigterniobuasl Pse, otphlee ( ACdhivieasf i Day) celebrations along with tions and culture like clothing and jewellery to tourists. Minister announced Governor ESL Narasimhan Similar bazaars should be opened in all major cities and that the Government at the NTR Grounds in towns of the country. Araku MLA K Sarveswara Rao would not take up Visakhapatnam. outlined development works initiated in the constituency bauxite mining in the The Chief Minister said and pending works which needed early action. that tribal children from Minister for Tribal Welfare N Anand Babu, Ministers Ganta No bauxite mining area against the AP had scaled Mt. Everest, Srinivasa Rao and Ch Ayyanna Patrudu, District Collector wishes of the local some of them put up a Pravin Kumar and GCC MD ASPS Ravi Prakash were among people. good show in international those present. archery competitions and now many of the tribal Adivasi Health Programme youth were proving their Allaying fears of the tribals, the Chief Minister announced talent in studies by joining that the Government would not take up bauxite mining in the civil services. On the the area against the wishes of the local people. improvement of livelihood of the tribal people, he said coffee plantations along with the inter-crops like pepper Meanwhile, Social Welfare Minister Nakka Anand Babu and silver oak could give high returns to the farmers. “My launched Adivasi Health Programme in the tribal welfare Tobjective is to ensure that five lakh acres in the Visakhapat - department hostel at AT Agraharam in Guntur city on nam Agency is brought under coffee cultivation. Already 1.5 August 2. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said the v lakh acres is under coffee cultivation.” Government is aiming to provide better healthcare to SEPTThEeM CBMER s a2i0d1 t7 he tribal areas were blessed wAiNthD rHicRhA nPaRtAuDraEl SH MAinGmAaZteINs Eo.fO trRiGbal welfare department hostels in the state. 5 resources and clean environment and called upon the Adi - Downloaded from http://smartprep.in FIRST PHASE OF PURUSHOTHAPATNAM COMPLETED A total of 28 irrigation projects would be completed within next three months, the CM announced. on supplying water for irrigation for every acre of land in the state by completing the ongoing irrigation projects, the CM said that a total of 28 irrigation projects would be com - pleted within next three months at a cost of Rs 13,000 crore.