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 - Apendence Day celebrations at Tarakarama stadium in tingent, Prohibition and Excise dept, NCC boys and the temple town of . 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 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 - 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. Already Rs 44,000 crore was spent on these projects, he added. Claiming that both the Pattiseema and Purushothapatnam lift irrigation schemes would benefit 11 districts supplying water for two crops, Naidu said the Government had recognised the need for water secu - he first phase of the Jaggampet , Chandrababu has said rity, according utmost priority to Purushothapatnam Lift that the Purushothapatnam scheme Polavaram project. Despite facing Irrigation Scheme (PLIS) would supply water to 2.15 lakh heavy odds, he said, the Government envisaged to take Godavari acres of ayacut in East Godavari The Purushothapatnam was determined to complete river water to Yeleru reservoir district besides meeting drinking Polavaram project by 2019 and through the Polavaram left canal has scheme would supply supply water to Polavaram canals for been completed. water to 2.15 lakh acres irrigation by gravitation. Two Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister of ayacut in East pumps, each with a capacity to lift Chandrababu Naidu on August 15 Godavari district 350 cusecs of water, were ready and dedicated the Purushothapatnam lift would start lifting 700 cusecs from irrigation scheme first phase to the besides meeting the Godavari. nation by switching on two motors drinking water require - Stating that his Government was pumping Godavari waters into ments of Visakha city dedicating one irrigation project to Polavaram left canal and from there the State on every Independence to Yeleru reservoir. The foundation and industrial needs of Visakhapatnam Steel Day, Naidu said it would be the turn for this Rs 1638 crores lift irrigation of Polavaram irrigation project next scheme was laid by Chandrababu Plant. year. He said the government Naidu himself on January 5. The granted Rs 550 crore for taking up scheme was aimed at linking repairs to all irrigation projects. Godavari river with Yeleru canal and After 40 long years of wait, the peo - divert 3,000 cusecs to meet the ple of East Godavari would get irri - irrigation and drinking water gation facility to 2.15 lakh acres requirements of East Godavari spread over Rajanagaram, Peddapuv- district and neighbouring Visakhap - water requirements of Visakhapat - nam city and industrial needs of ram, Prattipadu, Pithapuram, and atnam district. ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG SEPTEMBER 2017 6 Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. Reiterat - Jaggampeta through the Purushotha - TAddressing a public meeting at patnam project. ing the Government's commitment Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

PARLIAMENTARY panel visits ANDHRA CM’s work on irrigation receives praise

crops in one crore acres of land and provide micro-irrigation to one crore acres by the end of the current fiscal. The meeting held between officials of the Water Resources, Central Water Commission and State Government discussed matters regarding Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP), Partici - patory Irrigation Management (PIM), Command Area Development and Water Management (CAD&WM), rain water harvesting programme, packing drinking water industry and he Parliamentary Standing taken up works of one lakh farm its effect in the State. Committee (PSC) on Water ponds (out of a target of 10 lakh PSC chairman Hukum Singh, mem - Resources lauded the ponds) to boost groundwater level bers Siddhant Mohapatra, Aparupa efforts of Chief Minister N and facilitate irrigation. Poddar, V Sathyabhama, Ananda Chandrababu Naidu for efficient Reiterating that top priority was Bhaskar Rapolu, Pradeep Tamta, water management and construction being accorded to the early comple - Balwinder Singh Bhunder, A V Singh of irrigation projects. tion of the Polavaram project, which and Harshvardhan Singh Dungarpur During a meeting with the Chief was declared a national project by attended the meeting. Minister for Minister at his camp office, the PSC the Centre, the Chief Minister Water Resources Management members felt that the vision of explained that every Monday, a Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao, MPs Naidu in terms of conservation of revie“wT hmeee ctionmg ims hietltde teo ids iscuss the and M water resources and efficient water extremely happy with were also present. management was a role model to the This meeting is a part of a study visit entire nation. As part of studying the the pace of works conducted by the Standing Commit - progress of irrigation projects, the here. We have tee on Water Resources in PSC came to the State for inspection inspected the spillway Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, of Polavaram project, Pattiseema concrete works and Chandigarh and Shimla, from 18 to and Purushothapatnam lift irrigation 23 August. schemes and Thotapalli project. radial gates making,” Later, the members of the Parlia - Naidu conducted a virtual inspection chairman of the nine- mentary Standing Committee made of Polavaram project along with the member committee, a whirlwind tour of the Polavaram committee members and said that Hukum Singh, said. Irrigation Project and expressed by making use of advanced technol - satisfaction over its progress. ogy, the Government had been continuously monitoring the The chairman of the nine-member Tgroundwater level, rainfall and committee, Hukum Singh, stated that examining the weekly forecasts of Andhra Pradesh would become a soil moisture and rain at the project state with surplus water reserves by site. progress on Polavaram and other the year 2019, as the functioning ovf irrigation projects. Naidu said that the Polavaram Project would be Stating that groundwater level SEPTEMBER 2017 the Government had set a target of commenced as per schedule. should be a priority for the nation, ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG 7 increasing cultivation of horticulture Naidu said that his Government had Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

Airports Authority CM and B R Shetty at the foundation laying ceremony for Medi City at Amaravati. outbids GMR for Bhogapuram International Airport

he Airports Authority of India has pipped GMR in bagging the mandate for developing the greenfield Bhoga - puram airport in Andhra Pradesh. “In the financial bids, AAI offered a revenue share of 30.2 per cent as against GMR’s 21.6 per cent, thereby managing to outbid GMR for development of the airport,” Ajay Jain, Principal Secretary Industries, Energy and Infrastruc - ture, Andhra Pradesh Govern - ment said. “The empowered group of secre - taries will present the details of tThe financial bids and respective offers made by AAI and GMR. It is ndhra Pradesh Chief said. The CM explained that the new for the State Government and Minister Chandrababu initiative aims to make this Medi City Cabinet to finalise the offer,” he Naidu laid the foundation a state-of-the-art facility. He said, said. Only AAI and GMR were left stone of the first Foreign “They are going to invest 6500 crore in the fray where GVK Power & Direct Investment (FDI) project in in the project for which foundation is Infra and Essel Group were the Andhra Pradesh. The B R Shetty laid today. As many as 400 medical other participants in the initial group of Abu Dhabi is setting up seats will be created. Every year 500 stages and in the pre-bid meet - Medi City-an all in one destination placements will be created. Further, ings. While AAI and GMR submit - for medical needs in Amaravati, the a 1000 bed hospital will be set up ted their technical and financial new capital of Andhra Pradesh. that will serve free of cost. The group bids, the GVK Group backed out. Padma Shri award recipient and will invest another 6000 crore at The Rs 2,260.73-crore Bhogapu - business tycoon B Raghuram Shetty next level.” ram airport project will come up CM lays foundation for about 40 km from Visakhapatnam in the Vizianagaram district under the public-private partner - ship initiative. The international FIRST FDI PROJECT airport project has secured envi - ronmental clearance and the land for the airport has been allotted by Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation. As is investing $2 billion in the project. The Andhra Pradesh Economic De - per plans, in Phase-I, an airstrip is Chief Minister Naidu said the velopment Board (APEDB) says this proposed to be developed which farmers cooperated with the officials is the beginning of FDIs into the will have capability to operate a while negotiating for the project. state. J Kishore, CEO of wide bodied aircraft like Airbus- “AFarmers of this area thought wisely APEDB, said, “Many more FDIs will A380 aircraft. and responded to my call for cooper - start materialising in Andhra The AP government had formed a ation after state bifurcation. They Pradesh soon.” The BRS Group planvs special purpose vehicle Bhogapvu - have given 35,000 acres of land to to complete the first phase of the ram International Airport Company Ltd to execute the the Government immediately,” he ANcDoHnRstA rPuRctAioDnE bSHy MneAxGt yAeZaIrN. E.ORG SEPTEMBER 2017 8 project under the PPP mode. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

HOUSING PLANS for judiciary and govt staff Total cost of development housing is Rs 1,991 cr Japanese MNC to invest Rs.1,000 ital city must be prepared to accom - modate 2 lakh people.” crore in Sri City Officials of the CRDA also reported other developments of the Amaravati city plan to the Chief Minister. The contract with Fosters and Partners has been issued to the British firm, and work has begun in the capital. he Chief Minister approved There is an increase of 40% of of a manufacturing project allowance on the labour charges in proposed by Toray Indus - the projects. The MoUs with the re - tries Inc., a Japanese multi - vised estimates will be submitted and national corporation. The company signed by the authority soon. will invest Rs.1,000 crore for the The Chief Minister was also informed manufacture of technical textiles in about the progress in the Sakamuru Sri City, as part of Toray’s India ex - Park project. A workshop will be held pansion plan. soon, gathering stakeholders and Their preferred site for the plan is identified vendors. The final propos - spread across 109.35 acres in Malso foUr twheit ihco Bnirci tbirsidhg Gese oonl oOugtiecr al Chitoor district, which will be the RDA has come up with plans SRiunrgv Reoy ad and Inner Ring Road will largest Japanese company footprint for housing of the judiciary, be presented soon. in Sri City. MLAs, AIS, gazetted and non- Important delegates who took part gazetted officers and govern - in the discussion include Yukichi ment staff in Amaravati. The plan Deguchi (Senior Vice President and includes 4,016 units in total, out of The Chief Minister met the represen - tatives from British Geological Survey, the General Manager), Katsuyuki which 3,820 units are multi-storeyed Takao (Director), Shigekazu Sue - apartments. The total cost of the a part of the Natural Environment Re - search Council. naga (MD), Ajay Singh Sirohi (Head - housing will be Rs.1,991 crore. Strategic Planning) and Jaasthi Kr - Out of the apartments, 300 units have They are keen to play a role in the ishna Kishore (CEO of AP Economic been allotted to MLAs costing Rs.386 development of Amaravati, by Development Board). crore and 130 for AIS officers costing advising the state on all aspects of geoscience and providing impartial The project will provide direct em - Rs.167 crore. The plans for the apart - ployment to more than 100 people, ment layouts were pre-approved by geological advice to industry, T academia and the public. and indirect employment to around officials, and made vaastu compliant. 300 to 400 people. The APCRDA will be taking up the The MoU includes a100% grant, Toray also informed the officials planning, design and execution of the commissioned by the world-leading that foundation stone for the project staff housing project on behalf of the geological survey. The agency aims to will be laid in the next year. Government. dedicate a proportion of the core Toray Industries is known to be the The Chief Minister also ordered the funding/research to the UN’s sustain - leading manufacturer in fibers and officials to allocate housing for media able development goals. textiles, performance chemicals, persons in Media City, a part of the The association with Amaravati is a carbon fiber materials, life science capital’s masterplan. The CM part of the agency’s plan to set up an and environment & engineering. reviewed all the plans, and approved Asian Research and Innovation Hub. They have expanded across 25 them. He encouraged better speed in They have picked Amaravati among 3 v countries with their net sales overv- Cthe construction of the projects and cities in Asia, to act as lighthouses; seas adding up to 9.5 billion dollars, reminded the officials that every Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur being the SEPTEMBER 2017 ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG as of March 2017. building must look unique. He said, other two. 9 “By the end of the year 2018, the cap - Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

Foundation laid for King’s College Hospital Arrival of UK's leading hospital a boost to health tourism

CM, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel and others at the foundation ceremony

hief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu laid the foun - Mitchell were also present on the occasion. Naidu said dation stone for King’s College Hospital, which is that he aspires to make the State a Medical hub. The new coming up in Amaravati, by Indo-UK Foundation capital of Amaravati is going to be the Medical Tourism at an estimated cost of Rs 1,600 crore. “With the Hub in near future, he said. Chief Minister announced that project, Amaravati gets its largest investment in the health yet another 20 medical colleges are coming to the State sector,” said Naidu, adding that the first phase of the hos - soon. “Kings is one of the world’s most famous hospitals pital would be inaugurated on the occasion of Gandhi which has come to Amaravati the headquarter for all the Jayanti on October 2. future projects of that group in the country,” the Chief 10 Union Minister of State for Health andA FNamDHilyR AWPeRlfAaDre ESH MAGMAiZnIiNstEe.rO sRaGid. “India and United KingdomS hEaPdT EgMovBeErRn -2017 Anupriya Patel and Member of Parliament of UK Andrew ment-to-government agreement for developing 11 Indo-

C Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

UK Institutes of Health (IUIH) in India by Indo-UK Health - vati, has proposed to set up the first KCH in Amaravati. care Private Limited. It will create over 10,000 job oppor - Besides, it will house the headquarters and some common tunities in the health industry. The first phase of King’s facilities for all the 11 institutes to be developed across College hospital with nursing school, NHS oncology unit India. King's College London is a public research univer - and liver transplant unit will be ready in the next two sity located in London and a constituent college of the months and I want it to be inaugurated on October 2,” Federal University of London. Naidu said. The proposed IUIH Medicity project in Amaravati is “TThhe h Kosinpigta’ls w Mill ealdsoic haalve PG medical centre, IBM Asia estimated to cost Rs 1,600 crore and expected to create Cdoatlale agnaely etincsa cbenletrse ,t ihme plant manufacturing industry and 10,000 jobs. AP Capital Region Development CM’s goal of making many more health essen - Authority (APCRDA) said that Amaravati will benefit from tials,” the Chief Minister UK healthcare expertise with direct links to UK and the state a medical added. Union Minister of National Health Services (NHS, London) organisations. hub in the near future. State for Health and Family The APCRDA said that the State Government proposed to Plans are afoot for Welfare Anupriya Patel said, allot 150 acres at Navuluru in Amaravati. Fifty acre will be setting up as many as “Andhra Pradesh is redefin - allotted in the first phase and another 100 acres in second ing access to health by mak - phase. The components for Phase-1 Project in 50 acres 20 medical colleges ing advanced medical which would include 1,000-bed King’s College Hospital, across the state. treatment available at afford - nursing school of 200 seat strength, paramedic training able price, boosting medical school of 200 students, NHS oncology unit with rehabilita - tourism.” “We are hopeful of tion centre and IUIH supply chain centres. a bright future as UK’s Na - The Phase-2 project in 100 acres will have King's College tional Health Services is one London Medical College, Zimmer Biomet PG Medical of the finest integrated Centre, IBM Asia data analytics centre, implant manufac - healthcare systems in the world. I am glad that AP have turing industry NHS stem cells-translational research and got UK’s expertise in training, research, innovation and medical centre, five-star and 3-star hotels and 1,000-bed clinical delivery, the forefronts of any modern healthcare King’s College Hospital. system,” she said. The proposed 1,000-bed hospital is a tertiary care Asserting that it is a great privilege to be part of the proj - multi-speciality hospital, which will be operated by King’s ect, Andrew Mitchell, Member of Parliament, United King - College Hospital, London. dom, said, “It is a wonderful project which is going to help transform the lives of millions of people. It is in the finest It includes departments like Gastro, Cardio, Ortho, tradition of the long standing relationship between Nephro, Trauma, General, Neuro, etc. The hospital will Britain and India.” provide world-class health facilities in Amaravati. Flo - rence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, an ac - As a part of government-to-government agreement on de - SEPTEMBER 2017 ANDHRA PRADESH MAaGdAemZINicE f.aOcuRlG ty within King's College London, will also be veloping of 11 Indo-UK Institutes of Health (IUIH) in India 11 set up. The APCRDA said the faculty was the world's first by Indo-UK Healthcare Private Limited, the IUIH, Amara - Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

DESIGNS for HIGH COURT nursing school to be continuously con - nected to a fully serving hospital and and ASSEMBLY Ready medical school. Buddha Wheel to be installed at Varadhi Junction APCRDA said start of construction of hos - pital and nursing college and post-gradu - ate training academy and Indo-UK clinic would be in 2018 and opening of Indo UK Clinic and Diagnostic Centre will be in 2019. Opening of post-graduate training academy would be in 2019, opening of 250-bed hospital in 2019 or 2020, open - ing of 500-bed hospital will be in 2022 and medical college will be opened in 2023. The Chief Minister thanked KCH Chair - man Lord Robert Kerslake, and IUIH Managing Director and CEO Ajay Rajan Gupta for agreeing to make the facility Rco&mDin gu unpit is n Amaravati, the headquarters he Chief Minister reviewed changes in the designs for the High for 11 such hospitals being established in Court and the Assembly buildings submitted by Foster & India at a cost of Rs 17,000 crore. Partners. The APCRDA announced that 30th September is the target date for the commencement of the project. The Chief Minister insisted that the final outcome must result in iconic Apart from a medical university, the KCH- and unique buildings. “You can spend more time to thoroughly explore IUIH Medicity would have dedicated limitations of design, and find solutions. I want the delivery of the oncology and cancer liver transplantation project to be perfect”, he said to the firm. centres and a host of R&D units. In the last meeting with the architects, the proposed designs were a The Chief Minister said the All India Insti - Buddhist stupa for the Assembly, and a diamond-like structure for the tute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) being set High Court. The Chief Minister had asked F&P to interchange the two up at , a world-class hospital ideas, as he liked the idea of the Assembly representing the Kohinoor proposed to be established by L.V. Prasad diamond. Fosters & Partners presented a report titled ‘Government Eye Institute and 13 medical colleges work places of the future’ on the designs of proposed government which are on the anvil in the capital buildings in Amaravati to Chief Minister. Naidu suggested that the gov - region bear testimony to the fact that ernment offices in the capital city and those of corporate entities Amaravati was the most happening place should be modelled on the lines of the iconic structures of Google and as far as the healthcare sector was T Infosys. He wanted facilities to be created for the recreation and relax - concerned. aVtaiorna odfh thi oJsuen vcistiitoinn g Amaravati for different purposes. The designers Lord Robert Kerslake said the Amaravati told the Chief Minister that quality, choice and flexibility were the project was a significant step in salient features of their plans. collaboration of the Indian and British governments, for the development of healthcare in India. Officials proposed the designs for a structure of the “Buddha Wheel” Union Minister of State for Health and at the Varadhi Junction. The Chief Minister approved of the 40 feet Family Welfare Anupriya Patel said the high structure, entirely carved out of sandstone. The construction of KCH-IUIH Medicity at Amaravati was the tShaisk satmrucutruure P wailrlk take 4 months, and the estimated cost of the sand - second one to have the foundation laid for, stone is Rs 9 crore. By January 2018, the landscaping, finishing and the first one being Nagpur, and promised transporting of the structure is scheduled to be completed. to extend all possible help for implemen - tation of the projects. First Secretary of International Trade of The boundaries of the 250-acre park were proposed to be a com - pound wall and a grill, 50 feet away from each other. The Chief Minis - the British High Commission Haden v v Spicer, British Deputy High Commissioner ter said that the park must remain without a compound wall or a grill. Bharat Joshi and A.P. Ministers Kamineni “Make the park free, and ideate for an elevation that surrounds the 12 ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG SEPTEMBER 2017 Srinivas and P Narayana were present. area. The park should not be closed. It should resemble a township”, he said. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

Digitization of transactions will ultimately lead to a reduction of costs for all stakeholders involved,” AP power companies adopt Bharat QR said Nara Lokesh, Minister of IT and Rural Development.

be 1.7% of its GDP, while accelerating the country’s economic growth,” said TR Ramachandran, Group Country Manager, Visa, India and South Asia. In a statement to the press, Visa said that along with the Government of Andhra Pradesh through the less- cash initiative, Vizag Digital Dhan Sankalp, have identified electricity bill payments as an important use case for payment digitisation. Given their wide reach, recurring nature of transactions and low ticket sizes, wo major power distribu - "Further, in keeping with the promo - such payments are expected to drive tion companies of Andhra tion of digital payments, we are shift in consumer behaviour towards Pradesh have started exploring the possibility of abolishing digital payments; in particular, acceptance of electricity bill surcharge levied to consumers on among first-time users. payments digitally via BharatQR, digital payments. Digitization of becoming one of the first discom transactions will ultimately lead to a Bharat QR is a secure, network- companies to adopt this mode of pay - reduction of costs for all stakeholders agnostic interface that enables cus - ment. BharatQR launched by the involved,” said Nara Lokesh, Minister tomers to use their smartphones to Reserve Bank of India, is a QR code of IT and Rural Development, make payments without divulging based interoperable payment method Government of Andhra Pradesh. information like card numbers and CVV. To use Bharat QR to pay their and accepts payments via all four “Visa is humbled to have had the electricity bills, customers will simply major payment networks, Visa, opportunity to steer the launch of need to log in to their bank’s app, and Mastercard, RuPay and American BharatQR, the world’s first interoper - scan the QR code displayed on their Express. able QR code standard that can help electricity bill, enabling instant pay - Both Eastern Power Distribution achieve India’s less-cash vision. A ment. Alternately, customers may Company of Andhra Pradesh and the low-cost acceptance solution, enter their unique Customer IDs on - Southern Power Distribution Corpo - BharatQR has the potential to drive line and generate a QR code that can ration of Andhra Pradesh have payment digitization at scale, and be be scanned using their bank app. started accepting QR code based pay - a convenient way to pay and get paid ments. This development assumes for both consumers and merchants BharatQR code, the world's first in - significance in the context of the less alike. Further, digitization of such teroperable payment acceptance v cash smart city initiatives of the citizen to government payments at solution, was launched in March last Government of Andhra Pradesh in scale, would significantly help reduce as part of efforts to move towards Tcollaboration with Visa. NaiduI nudira’gs neets c oNst aofd cadsha e stioma treed tlo easeles sf-ucanshd ecson foomyr. AIIMS

hief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu urged Union Health Minister J P Nadda to expe - dite release of financial assistance for early completion of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) near Mangalagiri in Guntur district. Naidu, who invited Nadda to his residence during the latter’s visit to the State, also said the Centre should release funds promised to Andhra Pradesh for implementation of other projects. Naidu felici -v tated him with a shawl and offered him Tirupati prasadam and a packet of Araku coffee SEPTEMBER 2017 prepareAdN bDy HthReA tPrRibAaDl cEoSmH MmAunGitAyZ iInN tEh.Oe fRoG rest area in Visakhapatnam. 13 C Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

Reforms launched for an INDUSTRY FRIENDLY AP A new Public Service Delivery Guarantee Act (PSDGA) proposed

The Government has n a bid to further the industry- want the people to have nothing less proposed a new act friendly image of Andhra Pradesh, Ithnadnu as 1tr0y0 pfreire cnendtl yef fGicoievnet rgnovmeren n- t Chief Minister N Chandrababu ment", said the Chief Minister parsing which will define the Naidu has approved the launch of the move of his government. competence of author - important reforms to guarantee efficient ities, timelines for public service. The Ease of Doing Busi - ness (EODB) Committee presented the The EODB committee also proposed that delivery of services Public Service Delivery Guarantee Act Business Reform Action Plan (BRAP) the Single Window Act (2002) will be (clearances, approvals, 2017 and analysed the preparedness of amended and named Industries Services licenses, renewals) and all the departments. Delivery Right and Guarantee Act. "Our compensation to Government has a long list of industries associated with us, and it will henceforth The BRAP 2017 proposed 40 new serv - applicants in case of be our responsibility to maintain good ices that require a new Public Service delay and mechanisms relations with them. All stakeholders Delivery Guarantee Act (PSDGA) or an must be sensitised to the new reforms, to appeal . equivalent legislation. This Act will using comprehensive brochures," said define the competence of authorities, the Chief Minister. He requested all the timelines for delivery of service (clear - departments to share flowers, sweets or ances, approvals, licenses, renewals) and savouries over a pleasant conversation compensation to applicants in case of EoDB Report with the companies, and renew their delay and mechanisms to appeal. relationship with the government. Compensation to applicants will be a penal provision, when officers or depart - SEPTEMBER 2017 14 mAeNnDtsH mRAisPs RthAeDirE SdHeaMdAlinGeAs.ZINE.COM The Ease Of Doing Business reported the I"Such a provision is unheard of, and I status of implementation of the reforms. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

Out of 373 reforms, 245 have been implemented, and 128 To a proposal submitted by the Krishna District Collector, are under implementation. There are 33 reforms that are the Government allotted 43.50 acres in G. Konduru yet to be expedited. Automated service restoration in village of the district, which is classified as ‘GU industrial areas will ease the process of obtaining Chinnakonda” to the APIIC for establishment of Industrial electricity connection; paper-less courts including e- Park. To another proposal, the government allotted 50 summons, e-filing, e-cause lists and e-payment of court acres at Gudimetla village in Chandralapadu mandal of Afese sm anadn pyr oacses 3s 3fees; and commercial dispute resolution Krishna district free of cost to the APIIC for establish - reefnoabrmlers awrei lalm boe ng the many reforms that were ment of an Industrial Park. The Government also allotted introduced to auto - discussed. C10r eacarteisn lgan Ad nat E Bchoimsyavsatreamm vFiollarg Fe iinnt Veactsha vSatia mratnudpas l mate various The Chief Minister said that all of Krishna district to the APIIC Vijayawada for establish - departments must work towards ment of an Industrial Park. statutory processes implementing the reforms as soon for ease of doing as possible. "All officers of all business. Overall, departments must be made aware The AP Government is leaving no stone unturned to make out of 373 reforms, of our new and strict deadlines. By AP the digital state in India. With the fast-paced world of end of August, all reforms must be fintech, technology is transforming the conventional 245 have been implemented, and the EODB com - financial industry. implemented. mittee must meet once in fifteen While addressing a seminar in this regard in New Delhi dNaeyws t oI ndidsucusstsr tihael ePxaternk ts and qual - on August 9, J A Chowdary, Special Chief Secretary & IT ity of implementation" added the Advisor to the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister. explained the initiatives of AP government and its programs that are driving fintech and blockchain space. Chowdary highlighted the Andhra Pradesh’s new startup Meanwhile, Department of Indus - initiative, Fintech Valley Vizag, a flagship initiative which trial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under Ministry of Com - intends to bring together industry, academia, and in - merce and Industry has approved two projects under vestors to innovate, co-create, and build the fintech s'Modified Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme ecosystem, with the intent of making Visakhapatnam the (MIIUS)' for development of industrial clusters at fintech epicentre of the world. Hindupur (Anantapur) and Bobbili (Vizianagaram). s “Andhra Pradesh Govt intends to catalyse fintech sector’s Upgradation of Hindupur Growth Centre & IP, Gollapu - growth by hosting global business competitions and ram, Project Cost Rs 54.20 Cr awarding innovation,” said Chowdary. Upgradation of industrial Growth Centre, Bobbili, Apart from this, the Global Blockchain Summit 2017 Vizianagaram District Project Cost Rs 30.61Cr marks the next leg of the journey, after the Fintech Spring Conference 2017 in March 2017. This will be a two-day These projects aim to provide road network, drainage, conference and expo that aims to connect, the blockchain power and water supply networks and some other com - community, government bodies and the industry stake - mon services like health centres, canteens, creches, dor - holders, working on blockchain technologies to create mitories, parking areas, etc. These projects are likely to business and investment opportunities. Not only this, the be functional by 31st March, 2018. The projects have em - Land allotted to APIIC in Visakha, Krishna Government of Andhra Pradesh and other governments ployment potential of about 5500 persons (direct) and from countries such as Dubai, Estonia, USA, and Australia 8500 persons (indirect). will be showing their case studies on blockchain and its implementation within the government. The State Government has allotted land to the Andhra Chowdary is hopeful that the AP Government will be able Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) in to create as many successful fintech startups as they can Krishna and Visakhapatnam districts for development of through these initiatives. Chowdary said AP Electronics industrial parks. The Government has allotted 200 acres and IT Agency (APEITA), an autonomous institute formed for the formation of an Industrial Park at Penta village in by the government, had tied up with GITAM University Padmanabham mandal of Visakhapatnam district. The and Broadridge of the United States to introduce job- ready courses in blockchain technology. He said J C Bose APIIC will have to utilise the allotted land within three v years of the orders of alienation. The APIIC will have to Institute of Cryptology would set up a centre in Visakhapatnam. SEPTEMBsuEbRm 2i0t1 a7 n annual report before MarcAhN 3D1H oRnA tPhReA pDroEgSrH eMss AGAZINE.COM 15 of utilisation to the District Collector. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

As part of our plans for IT industry, Tech Hub in Vizag we'll have 90 lakh sft dedicated to the sector in the next 18 months & create 1 lakh jobs in 2 years - Lokesh Nara

jobs by 2019, he said the Tech Hub itself would house aMboilulet 4n,n00iu0m em Tpolowyeeers by March 2019. Earlier, he inter - acted with the promoters of the new companies that started their operations at the Tech Hub.

Lokesh said the Millennium Tower, which is under con - struction to create a built-up space of two lakh sft at the sea-facing Rushikonda, would be ready for allotment of space by October. Wipro, which has a technology centre opposite Tech Mahindra, would provide jobs to 3,500 people. Tech Mahindra would employ nearly 1,000 people in the next few months on its expansion. Reiterating the government’s commitment to create one lakh IT jobs in Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Amaravati, and other places in the State by 2019, he said they were keen on promoting next generation technologies in the city. Special Chief Secretary and IT Adviser to Chief Minister J A Chowdary said that the new companies that were allot - ted space at the Tech Hub would specialise in blockchain, Internet of Things, analytics, and artificial intelligence. He said the inauguration of Tech Hub was a red letter day in transforming Visakhapatnam into an IT hub. NRI affairs adviser Ravi Vemuru, APEITA CEO (Promotions) Tiru - oosting the image of Vizag as a commercial and Kmalplau Cluhapmpaalldaa, G PITrAoMje Ucnt iversity president and MLC technology centre, IT Minister Nara Lokesh M.V.V.S. Murthi, District Collector Pravin Kumar, and IT launched Tech Hub at the 11-floor new building Association of AP president Ravi Eswarapu were present. of Tech Mahindra, which was taken on lease by the AP Electronics and IT Agency (APEITA). Later, he handed over allotment letters to BPOs – Patra A world-class IT city on the lines of Cyberabad of Hyder - India BPO Services and WNS. The two global BPO firms abad will be developed at Kapuluppada on the outskirts will get two floors each with a built-up space of over of Visakhapatnam. The first phase of the layout taken up 30,000 sft. WNS, which currently employed 900, will add in 158 acres would be completed by March, 2018, the IT 1,600 in the new facility, taking its total manpower in the Minister said. Once the layout was developed the IcTit yu tno i2t,s5 0in0a. Puagtruar BaPtOe dhas at present 1,600 employees, Government would allot individuals plots as well as cre - and the new facility, as part of its expansion, will create aVtiez taogw,e trhs efo rG prlougw atnhd Dplraiyv fearcilities. Necessary infra - 800 jobs. structure would be created by roping in BOT operators and realty firms, he said.

The Minister, who earlier launched eight IT units — Amzur, Digipub Apex, ID Analytics, InsuranceBox, Inven - Speaking at the the launch of the refreshed edition of The trax, VGS-Provigil, Virtual Offshore, and Vismaya Preme - Times of India, Vizag. the Minister declared that it is only dia — said in less than two months, the Tech Hub would Vizag that can drive the growth of the economy of Andhra have two large BPO companies to add close to 2,500 jobs Pradesh. "Vizag is going to be the important growth v by March 2019. He said Tech Hub had further space for driver for Andhra Pradesh. There are no second thoughts 16 two more companies. Stating that theAyN wDeHreR AkePeRnA oDn ESH MAGaAbZoIuNtE i.tO," RLG okesh said while addressing a SgEaPthTEeMrinBgE Ro f 2017 Bdeveloping the ecosystem in the city by providing 70,000 eminent personalities of the city. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

E-PRAGATI Govt services to go online from Oct

The Chief Minister said four officials from each depart - ment were selected from all the 32 departments for the six-week training to be provided by ISB. He stressed the need for using technology as per the present day demand for effective administration. He said by using technology the State Government is able to save 15 per cent in Public Distribution System, 6 per cent in pensions and 25 per cent in scholarships by curbing misuse of the schemes. Speaking on the occasion, Minister for IT and Rural Development Nara Lokesh said that Government is com - mitted to bringing digital revolution in all departments. He said the Government has been using drones to Nmonwit,o gr tehte pdaevtetlaodpmare npta wsosrbkos oink v ilnla age jsi.ff ITy secretary K Vijayanand said all the government transactions will be made available online under e-Pragati.

For the first time in the country, farmers in Andhra Pradesh can get their pattadar passbooks in 15 minutes flat at the Mee Seva centres by paying a nominal fee of Rs. 25. They need not make rounds to the offices of the Revenue ll the 32 departments of Andhra Pradesh Gov - Department to get the passbooks that would be printed ernment will start using the latest technology from the government’s ‘Meebhoomi’ portal. from October for administration, e-governance, bringing in transparency, and make everything Launching the passbooks along with National Informat - For tvhiseib filer osntl itniem. Ceh iien f Minister N Chandrababu Naidu ics Centre Director-General Neeta Verma and other offi - declared 2017-18 as e-Pragati year while inaugurating a cials on Saturday, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu the country, farmers said Andhra Pradesh stood as the role model in digitisa - in Andhra Pradesh training programme for govern - ment officials at Vijayawada. The tion of its departments under the e-Pragati project, and a can get their six-week training programme stage had been reached where files could be cleared pattadar passbooks was conducted by a team from through the mobile phones. in 15 minutes flat Indian School of Business, He suggested to the officials to adopt the e-Office-2 archi - at the Mee Seva Hyderabad. “The e-Pragati train - tecture, which was yielding impressive results in public ing programme is for AP govern - governance around the world. centres by paying ment officials to familiarize and Chief Commissioner of Land Administration Anil a nominal fee. update new technologies and its Chandra Punetha said the passbooks would be printed usage,’’ said Associate Professor on the basis of pattadar authentication, land records’ Deepa Mani. v‘Balhiduastioodn athkr’ ough Webland, Mee Seva operators’ au - Naidu said that AP aims to thentication, unique e-pattadar passbook numbers, QR emerge as number one state in codes, MROs’ digital signatures, and IP addresses. using technology. He said e-Pragati should be implemented in all departments and all the certificates should be made available online. The Punehta informed Naidu that an App, ‘Bhusodak’, was use of new technology is expected to bring transparency developed to verify the land records and the owners’ in administration, creation of wealth and employment. identity. The Field Map Book (FMB) digitisation procesvs For instance, AP developed a mobile app to predict exact was in full swing, Punetha said, adding that so far 39 lakh records had been digitised and digital village plans were SEPTEMBAlEoRc a2t0io1n7 of lightning strikes which heAlpNsD thHeR AadPmRAinDisEtSraH -MAGAZINE.ORG 17 tion to alert and prevent loss of life. being prepared. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

Kanyasulkam 125 years WHEN A PREFACE BECOMES A PIECE OF LITERATURE

My own vernacular, for me, the Living Telugu, the Italian of the East in which none of us is ashamed to express our preface or a foreword to razada makes a telling com - joys and sorrows, but which a piece of literary work mentary on the contempo - some of us are ashamed to may sometimes itself ac - rary Telugu social, cultural write well. Literature in the quire a cult status. Gu - and literary inadequacies. In Vernacular will knock at the razada’s preface to the the Telugu country, he says door of the peasant, and it second edition of Kanya - with tongue firmly in cheek, will knock at the door of the sulkam, regarded as an all- an author has generally to be Englishman in India. Its pos - time classic in Telugu his own publisher. The sibilities are immense lAiterature, is one such gem of povery of invention in regard a writing that stands the test to complex social conditions of time like the play itself. of modern life that he com - Whether it is his commen - plains of remains relevant . tary on the plight of Telugu even to this day. But this On the occasion of 125 years drama production, his play - statement on the importance of the composition of Kanya - ful satire on the lack of book of spoken idiom in creative sulkam, we reproduce the selling enterprise in Telugu, writing brings out the genius second preface to the play or his passionate advocacy of Gurazada both as a writer that remains a classic to this for elevating the spoken and as a social reformer into day. word in literary writings, Gu - sharp focus:

PREFACE To THE SECoND EDITIoN

KANYASULKAM Gurazada Vemkata Apparow Pamtulu, B.A.

It was my original intention to reprint the play with slight alterations but at the suggestion of my friend Mr. S. Srini - vas Iyengar, for whose literary judgements I have great respect, I recast it. In the process, it has gained consider - ably in size. In its present shape it is almost a new work. The first edition was a marked success. The press gave it a cordial reception and hailed it as an event in the history of Telugu Literature, and men, women, and children read it with interest. The only exception was Mahamahopad - hyaya K. Venkataratnam Pantulu Garu who cannot stand two things in this otherwise perfect world -Social Reform and Spoken Telugu. The first edition was exhausted in a few weeks and there has since been a constant demand for copies. I long postponed the worry of a second edition and undertake it now only at the importunity of friends. due entirely to the exertions of that venerable body, the In the Telugu country an author has generally to be his Board of Studies. The Christian Gospels do not speak of SEPTEMBER 2017 18 own publisher and bookseller. ThereA iNs DnoH RbAooPkR-AseDllEinSHg MAGAanZ IeNleEv.OenRtG h commandment "Thou shalt read!" but it is enterprise, and what book-reading enterprise there is, is given to the Telugu Board of Studies to command "Thou Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

The Christian Gospels do not speak of an eleventh commandment "Thou shalt read!" but it is given to the Telugu Board of Studies to command "Thou shalt read!" and straight thousands of unfortunate young men read books that no mortal can read with profit or with pleasure.

shalt read!" and straight thousands of unfortunate young dentship of the Society. men read books that no mortal can read with profit or I cannot understand how modern writers fail to see the with pleasure. merits of Spoken Telugu, its softness which elicited the When I wrote the play, I had no idea of publication. I admiration of foreigners, and its range of expression. At wrote it to advance the cause of Social Reform and to this moment, the best prose in the language is in the Spo - combat a popular prejudice that the Telugu language was ken Dialect. Strange as it may sound, Telugu prose owes unsuited to the stage. Itinerant Maharata troupes staged its origin and development not to the patronage of kings Hindi plays in the Telugu districts and made money. or to the influence of foreign literatures, but to the exer - Local companies copied their example and audiences lis - tions of a curious Englishman who stimulated compila - tened with delight to what they did not understand. The tion of local histories in the vernacular during the early bliss of ignorance could not have been more forcibly il - years of the last century. The Mackenzie collections, no lustrated. Kanyasulkam gave little scope to vulgar stage doubt, comprise tracts of unequal merit but for the attractions such as flaring costumes, sensuous dances, rhythm, flow, and directness some of them beat the best bad music and sham fights; yet it drew crowded houses work in the Literary Dialect, and what is rare in Telugu and vindicated the claims of the vernacular. literature, they reflect the mind of the people and bear I am glad to find that Hindi plays are on the decline. But impress of the times. Unconsciously possibly, Rai Ba - the condition of the Telugu stage can, by no means, be hadur K. Viresalingam Pantulu garu rendered great serv - considered to be satisfactory. There are no theatres ice to Telugu by issuing as the first volume of the worth the name, and no professional actors who practise collected works, adaptations of English acting plays and acting as an art. There are not many good plays either. farces of Indian life written in vernacular of various de - Modern life which presents complex social conditions is grees of purity, and the choice does credit to his shrewd neglected by playwrights except for purposes of the common sense, because that first volume contains his broadest farce and poverty of invention is manifested by very best work, in fact, his only work that took the public the constant handling of threadbare romantic topics. Few by storm. The credit of deliberately introducing the ver - writers display any knowledge of technique. Such a low nacular into Telugu drama in keeping with Sanskrit level of literary workmanship is a matter for wonder tradition belongs to my friend V. Venkataraya Sastri Garu after fifty years of University Education and domination whose Prataparudriyam owes not a little of its charm to of Western Culture, and it can be attributed only to the dialogue in the dialects. I believe my play is the first defective teaching of English Literature in our Colleges. A ambitious work in the spoken dialect and certainly it has better state of things cannot, perhaps, be expected until a not failed, but success or failure of individual authors is strong sense of duty impels English Professors and Edu - no test of the capacity of a language. cational Officers to cultivate the vernaculars. While the vernacular is thus gaining recognition, the The Telugu intellect is also seriously handicapped by the Literary Dialect itself is approximating to the Spoken tyranny of authority -of a highly artificial literary dialect, Dialect in the best modern prose which manifests great a rigid system of alliterative versification, and literary freedom of usage. Rai Bdarhitadur K. Viresalingam Pantulu types which have long played out. I shall say a word here Garu, the most Prominent figure in the Telugu World of about the literary dialect. Since I wrote the preface to the letters at the present day, has set the example of laxity in first edition, the Spoken Dialect has gained ground. My the observance of the Law of interchange of soft and friend, Principal P.T. Srinivas Iyengar, recently started a harsadn cdohni sonants after nasal. Hardly a modern Telugu Teaching Reform Society among the aims and ob - writer would escape censure if judged by rules of gram - jects of which the cultivation of Vernacular Telugu holds mar and established usage, and in the schoolroom, Pan - a prominent place, and Mr. Yates, whose name will al - dits have relaxed insistence on rigid observance of rules ways be remembered in the Telugu districts for the intro - of . The moral of this tendency to break through SEPTEMBdEuRc 2ti0o1n7 of rational methods of teachiAnNg DinHtoR A ouPrR AscDhEoSoH lsM, AGtrAaZdINitiEo.OnaRl G restrictions is clear. The old Literary Dialec1t i9 s has lent weight to the movement by accepting the Presi - felt to be an inconvenient instrument, and there is an un - Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

Ruling Party secures

conscious effort to form a new Literary Di - Nandyal seat alect. My complaint is that the movement is illogically slow. I view the Telugu Literary Dialect as a great disability imposed by tradition upon the Telugus. Let those who love fetters venerate it. My own vernacular, for me, the Living Telugu, the Italian of the East in which none of us is ashamed to express our joys and sorrows, but which some of us are ashamed to write well. Literature in the Vernacular will knock at the door of the peasant, and it will knock at the door of the Englishman in India. Its possibilities are immense. No argument in favour of a Vernacular Lit - erature is needed with persons who are conversant with the history of English Di - alects and the Prakrits, and I know it is not nce in a while, a by-election can become a test of the arguments that will evolve a New Literary ruling party’s image in the public. The Nandyal Assem - Dialect for Telugu. A great writer must bly by-election was fought bitterly, as the opposition write and make it. Let us prepare the YSR Congress Party made it a prestige issue. After an intense ground for him. campaign, marred by exchanges of harsh criticism, the poll The cause of Social Reform has received was held on August 23. The result was a resounding victory to strong support from a recent decision of the policies of the Government. The won the Madras High Court in which a full the seat with a margin of more than 27,000 votes. bench consisting of Chief Justice Sir Arnold The election was necessitated following the death of Bhuma White, and Justices Miller and Munro Nagireddy. In a do-or-die battle, TDP candidate Brahmananda ruled: "That a contract to make payment to Reddy and YSR Congress Party candidate Silpa Mohan Reddy a father in consideration of his giving his carried out vigorous campaign, with their respective party daughter in marriage is immoral and op - leaders pitching strongly for their nominees. The election was posed to public policy within the meaning keenly watched by media as well as political observers, given of section 23 of the Indian Contract Act." the high political stakes involved. It was widely believed that I had to contend with one difficulty in the winning candidate would have a marginal victory, but printing this book. There are many sounds CcOonMtrar yT too exp eRctaEtioLnsE, thAe ruSlinE g TDP candidate secured in the Spoken Dialect which are not repre - sizeable majority. sented in the Telugu Alphabet. In the AMARAVATI DECLARATIoN parethseanntu sstvaater a of Telugu phonvea tics, I had to content myself with indicating such sounds by a horizontal line placed over the nearest symbols; and I employed the after a nasal . The cre - P Legislative Assembly Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao ation of new symbols and their adoption said that “Amaravati Declaration”, aimed at empower - into type can be effected only after a more ment of women, has been finalised and will be released widespread recognition of the Spoken by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu soon. Dialect. The Speaker said that the committee, under the leadership of My best thanks are due to Messers G. Ra - Transport, Roads and Buildings Department Principal Secre - maswami Chetty Co., who carefully under - tary Sumita Dawra, prepared the Declaration after taking into took to adopt my innovations, and did consideration the opinions voiced by several women during their part of the work to my entire satis - the National Women’s Parliament (NWP) held from February faction. 10 to 12 at Pavithra Sangamam near Vijayawada. Rao said that v ELK HILL HOUSE the advisory committee earlier prepared the draft copy of OOTACAMUND Amaravati Declaration and after a crucial meeStiEnPgT EinM ABuEgRu 2st0, 17 20 1st MaAyN 1D9H0R9 A PRADESH MthAeGy pArZeIpNaEr.eOdR tG he final declaration after making some minor changes to the draft declaration. A Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

State-of-the-art POLICE HQ INAUGURATED

hief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the AP Police Headquarters build - ing complex constructed on the NH-5 in the AP Sixth Battalion premises. The Director General of Police and Crime Investigation Department(CID) of - fices occupy the second, third and fourth floors in the building. Maintaining a corporate look, the HQ boasts of double- glass doors and windows. All the cabins are air-condi - tioned. The DGP chambers are made of bullet-proof glass. Also, bio-metric system is installed at several rooms to ensure attendance system. From now the DGP office will be shifted to Mangalagiri and it will work from here. AP Police headquarters on the Vijayawada-Guntur high - way in Mangalagiri has a host of modern security equip - ment. The AP State Police Housing Corporation Limited (APSPHCL) has completed the construction of the five- storey police headquarters in a record time of 10 months at a cost of Rs 40 crore. The centrally air-condi - tioned building is having all the modern facilities in - cluding canteens, reception halls, work stations and rest rooms in every floor where about 500 staff members will be working. TChe police headquarters constructed in 1.1 lakh sq ft plinth area with hills located behind and overlooking the National Highway has been built with global stan - dards where the offices of the CID and DGP will be lo - cated. The DGP hopes to instil the right work ethic in the department and also ensure the officers' happiness. Digital transformation is also underway where they hope to digitise all the records in the near future. Latest computers with high-end configuration are now modern building. “This building was very nice and I feel available even for junior officials. DGP said that AP po - like hijacking the building and setting up my office lice have been known to use technology to the optimum. here,” said Mr Naidu in a lighter vein. Andhra Pradesh Police are among the top in the country The CM said that the Government is focused on the wel - and can face any situation, Chief Minister Chandrababu fare of police and every policeman should own a house. Naidu complimented after inaugurating the newly con - Maintaining one’s health is essential for cops, he added. structed five storied building “The Octopus drill was marvelous and I am proud of Naidu said that ‘Octopus’ and ‘Greyhounds’ teams are those who performed in Tirupati. Our guys are better added strength to the police and they rank among the than robots,” said Naidu. top in the country with their operations. He added that He asked the police to conduct monthly crime reviews v 52 out of 195 police awards were won by our state and think out of the box. “Policing should be visible and which shows their commitment. Mr Naidu appreciated the police should be invisible, Naidu added. SEPTEMBER 2017 DGP N. Sambasivarao for constructiAnNg DsuHcRhA aP hRuAgDe,ESH MAGAZINE.ORG 21 Downloaded from http://smartprep.in Tribute

DR SARVEPALLI RADHAKRISHNAN The Philosopher President

ne of the most learned scholars and statesmen Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan became President of India in 1962. He had asked his students and friends, who were seeking permission to cele - brate his birthday, to consider celebrating it as Teachers’ Day. "Instead of celebrating my birthday, it would be my proud privilege if 5 September is observed as Teachers' Day," he said. Since then, his birthday is celebrated as 'Teacher's Day' in India. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on September 5, 1888, in a middle class family in the pilgrim town of Tiruttani. It was a Telugu-speaking region later merged in Tamil Nadu. He went to school at Tirupati and then Vellore. Later, he joined the Christian College, Madras, and studied philosophy. In April 1909, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was appointed to the Department of Philosophy at the Madras Presi - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan drawn by Bujjai and signed by Radhakrishnan in Telugu as "Radhakrishnayya". dency College. Thereafter, in 1918, he was selected as Professor of Philosophy by the University of Mysore. By that time he had written many articles for journals of repute like The Quest, Journal of Philosophy and the In - ternational Journal of Ethics. He also completed his first Great Teacher book, The Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore. President of India in 1952, and elected as the second In 1921 he was appointed as a professor in philosophy to President of India (1962–1967). oOccupy the King George V Chair of Mental and Moral Sci - ence at the University of Calcutta. He represented the University of Calcutta at the Congress of the Universities 'Teachers' Day' was a tribute to Dr Radhakrishnan's close of the British Empire in June 1926 and the International association with the cause of teachers. Whatever posi - Congress of Philosophy at Harvard University in tion he held whether as President or Vice President or September 1926. even as Ambassador, Dr Radhakrishnan essentially He was the Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University from remained a teacher all his life. The teaching profession 1931 to 1936. In 1936 Radhakrishnan was named Spald - was his first love and those who studied under him still ing Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at the remember with gratitude his great qualities as a teacher. University of Oxford, and was elected a Fellow of All Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, who was one of his closest Souls College. That same year, and again in 1937, he was friends throughout, said about Dr Radhakrishnan: "He nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. In 1939 Pt. has served his country in many capacities. But above all, Madan Mohan Malaviya invited him to succeed him as he is a great Teacher from whom all of us have learnt the Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (BHU). much and will continue to learn. It is India’s peculiar He served as its Vice-Chancellor till January 1948. privilege to have a great philosopher, a great educationist When India became independent in 1947, Radhakrish - and a great humanist as her President. That in itself nan represented India at UNESCO (1946–52) and was shows the kind of men we honour and respect." later Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union, from 1949 Bharat Ratna, the highest award of the nation, was v to 1952. He was also elected to the Constituent Assembly conferred on him in 1954 in recognition of his 22 of India. Radhakrishnan was electedA NasD tHheR A fiPrsRtA VDicEeS- H MAGAmZeINriEto.OriRoGus service to mankind. SEPTEMBER 2017 Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

Minimum wage to temple priests AP will approach Centre under consideration to provide quota to Kapus

The State Government has spent Rs 200 crore in the last three years for the wel - fare of the poor among the Brahmins, Endowments Minister P Manikyala Rao said. The Government expended not less than Rs 58 crore in the financial year 2016-17 to benefit 33,162 Brahmin families. Manikyala Rao laid the foundation stone the ‘Kailasam’ guest house proposed to be built with 120 rooms at Bharadwaja Theertham by the Srikalahasti temple board. ------On the ‘Divya Darshanam’ scheme meant to provide free transportation and stay of the Hindus at 13 places of religious significance in the State, Rao he Andhra Pradesh Govern - "I will take responsibility for ensur - said it had received encouraging ment will recommend the ing social justice and extend reserva - response from the devout. “We are Centre for providing tion to Kapus. We have already going to extend the scheme to 2.6 lakh reservation to Kapu initiated a number of programmes persons from next year,” he added. community under the backward for their welfare through the Kapu While reiterating his resolve to classes category as soon as a commis - Corporation," Naidu maintained. renovate the dilapidated temples, Rao sion on the issue submitted its Deputy Chief Minister N China Ra - pointed out that the department was report, Chief Minister N Chandrababu jappa, Power Minister Kala Venkat experiencing shortage of funds, as 95% Naidu said. Rao, Telugu Desam Parliamentary of its revenue was being ploughed back "The commission report will be sub - Party leader , to payR ss alary to staff members and help mitted soon and the cabinet will ap - party MPs and legislators attended small temples perform ‘dhoopa, deepa, pTrhovee Git.o Avnedr tnhemn ewnet w iis ll send it to the meeting. “No other political party naivedyam.’ He said the government working on Kapu reser - has the commitment for uplift of the was considering forming a special fund vation in such a way Kapus except the Telugu Desam with 250 crore under the joint con - Party. Some forces are trying to divert trol of the Endowments Department that other BC communi - the attention of the Kapus by making and the TTD. ties are not affected, attempts to create ruckus out of non- The Government was contemplating in - the Chief Minister said. issues. Beware of such forces and be troducing minimum wage to the priests with the TDP,” the CM told the Kapus having an annual income less than Rs 2 during his road show in Kakinada for lakh. “The priests need not get agi - the municipal elections. tated,” he said. He also disclosed that Poster released Meanwhile, Kollu Ravindra, Minister bhumi puja for the department’s for Law & Justice, said that distribu - regional office in Tirupati will be per - tion of stipend for unemployed youth formed soon. the Centre seeking reservation for will take another two months as the Kapus in education and jobs," he said government has been working on the T Under the aegis of the Ganesh Nimaj - addressing a meeting of the commu - scheme guaranteed under the TDP jana Committee, the Minister released a nity here. He said due care would be manifesto. The stipend would be poster on ‘clay Ganesha’, an activity taken to ensure the existing reserva - somewhere between Rs 1,000 to Rs meant to create awareness on the need tion structure for backward classes 2,000, the Minister said and added to avoid Plaster of Paris or synthetic was not affected by the move. The that the Government would hold two v colours while making huge Ganesh v state government had constituted more meetings to finalise the modali - idols. Endowments Assistant Commis - SEPTEJuMstBicEeR M20a1n7junatha Commission last ties of the scheme. ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG sioner D Bhramaramba was present. 23 year to look into the issue. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

CULTURAL CENTRE in VIJAYAWADA ALAPATI’S PUBLIC ‘Ananda Lahiri’ from the first SERVICE RECALLED week of September

oon, Vijayawada will have a cultural centre. The Chief Minister aRps proved a proposal submitted by the Department of Culture, to set up a cul - tural centre or ‘Kala Bhavan’ in Satyanarayanapuram, Vijayawada. The plot of land has been identified, and the project will cost 10 crore. Officials also proposed the ‘Ananda Lahiri’ plan, a weekly event conducted in all 110 municipalities and corporations of the state. For 4 hours every week, authorities will organise talent shows for profession - als, amateurs and students to exhibit and nurture different talents. The Chief Minister readily approved, saying that this will be a successful com - munity building exercise and induce overall morale development of citizens. “Talent will not just be en - ice-President Venkaiah Naidu unveiled the statue couraged as hobbies, but the events will help create a of Alapati Venkataramaiah on the occasion of the platform for building soft power for Andhra Pradesh”, centenary celebrations held in . He recalled S Alapati Venkatramaiah’s vision and his activities during he said. the freedom struggle and said his life was an inspiration These events will open dialogue to address social for future generations. evils like dowry, child marriage, gender inequality, drugs, alcohol and caste, as these are the themes as - He urged the youth to read the biography of Alapati signed for professional artiste performances. The Venkataramaiah. Alapati was elected four times as MLA FChoioefd M Fineisteivr all so encouraged the officials to include from Tenali. In his short life, Alapati had an illustrious more activities like sports, artisans and handicraft public career. One notable and memorable event is his stalls, classical arts and theatre. victory in the first Assembly Elections held on 27-3- 1952, when many Congress stalwarts lost in the landslide of communists. Officials presented the idea of a Food Festival, and He probably was one of the very few people who from have narrowed down to a list of 30 dishes to be pro - 1944 at the age of 27 years took his first position as a di - moted. The event will be launched at the Secretariat, rector in the GDCC bank, held a position continuously inviting the Council of Ministers, Secretaries, Advi - uVntil his death in 1965. He was also the only leader who sors and senior staff. They will also release a booklet, held many positions including Municipal Chairman, Dist which has been prepared after thorough research of Co operative bank Chairman and an MLA - all simultane - food varieties in the state. The Food Festival will be ously. He had an early and untimely death in 1965 at a held in the next month, and is being planned as a young age of 48 as a minister in Brahmananda Reddy's large-scale tourist attraction. The Chief Minister said, Cabinet. His political legacy was carried on by his “First, appoint a Director and conduct thorough re - Daughter Doddapaneni Indira who was elected to Tenali search on how we can market the food varieties in assembly seat 3 consecutive times in 1967,1972 and our state.” “Make a yearly calendar, marking the im - 1978. The programme was organised by former MLA Dr portant tourism festivals, religious events, conven - Gogineni Uma and the book was written by Dr Ch Baba tions and other tourism-related events.” Vali Rao. The Vice-President released the book on this He asked them to ideate further to include creative occasion. AP Assembly Speaker K Siva Prasad Rao, Social activities like adventure sports near the Bhavani Is -vvWelfare Minister N Anand Babu, MP , MLAs lands, shopping complexes, amusement parks, sports Alapati Rajendra Prasad and D Narendra were present on 24 activities, streets for handicrafts, RoseA GNaDrHdeRnA ePtRcA. DESH MAGAthZeIN oEc.cOasRiGon. SEPTEMBER 2017 Downloaded from http://smartprep.in SNAPSHoT SHOWING EMPATHY

n a bid to root out the widespread kidney disease people in 176 villages shows the prevalence rate of the being faced by the villages in Uddanam area of disease is 13 percent, which is extremely high according Srikakulam, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu an - to any standard. Principal Secretary, Health, Medical and nounced a series of measures for comprehensively tack - Family Welfare, Poonam Malakondaiah, said that 46 per ling the problem. The Government accepted the cent of the patients are female and 54 per cent male. She recommendations submitted by a team of doctors from said that each case is recorded and tracked electroni - Harvard Medical School. The team from Harvard studied cally, so that the government can provide the required v the causes for high prevalence of chronic kidney disease medical care and attention. Naidu also announced that or 'Uddanam Nephropathy', which has claimed many safe drinking water will be provided to the Uddanam SEPTEMBER 2017 ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG lives in the region during last 30 years. Health officials, area. 25 in their presentation, said the screening of over one lakh I Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

Literary reminiscences Of GURAZADA APPARAO PANTULU

- Onkg okle k Munisubrahmanyam

Elk Hill House, Elk Hill House, Ootacamund, Ootacamund, 7th May, 1909. 17th May, 1909.

My dear Munisubrahmanyam, My dear Munisubrah - I have lost sight of you again. Where are you now? manyam Pantulu, If I do not write to you frequently, it is not because I was glad to receive your I lack the will, but because I lack the energy. 152 letter. I am surprised at pages of Kanyasulkam are printed. It will exceed your command of the ter - 200 pages of small type. Modesty apart, I think, I minology of criticism. I do have made it a great book. The test of it is, I am not know if I have much to myself fascinated, with it. It more thoroughly rep - teach you. Do write a re - resents my mind than the first edition which came view of my play. I shall see that it is published in up from the surface. I asked my printers to send some Madras Daily when the book comes out. I you the forms already printed. Please read them shall ask the book-sellers Messers V. Ramaswami carefully, and to your friends and bring to my no - Sastrulu & Co., Esplande, (Proprietor V. tice any inconsistencies or absurdities you may Venkateswara Sastri, a literary enthusiast whose notice at once. Also please underline all the words acquaintance you should make) to send some which people in Nellore district do not under - copies to you for presentation and for sale through stand. I shall add them in the glossary. Existing local book-sellers. Yesterday I sent you my 'Songs plays in Telugu are poor stuff though some of them of the Blue Hills" and Preface to Kanyasulkam, do not lack poetic merit and imagination like Mr. along with it. I could not write the Telugu gram - Venkataraya Sastri's Prataparudriyam. You will mar (as I have) a great deal to do and my health is find even in that play whole pages which neither not good. I wish you could collaborate with me on advance the plot nor help to develop character. my work. What can I say? In a country where there The one thing I like most about that book is the at - are no openings to intelligent young men, I would mosphere of literary and patriotic romanticism recommend literature. Let me see how my literary which the poet has successfully conjured up in ventures fare and if they prosper as business. I dramatizing one of the most stirring episodes in should take you as my collaborator. I want to fol - the history of our country. But the historical low people who will stick to some place like my colouring is false and improbabilities transcend friend Mr. G.V. Ramamurti, working in the High literary license. (Thinking that) you have read School. If he takes it up with you with a place Prataparudriyam, I have written about it. If you there (...) yourself in your work, because the have read Viresalingam's or Chilakamarti’s, I shall school will be run as an experiment on modern furnish you with short critiques so that you may methods. If you come to Vizianagaram I do not gain some knowledge of technique. know what help I can do. The inspector of Schools Wishing you every success. How is (your) father will help us. I think we can help ourselves. doing? My Pranamas. Are there book-sellers in Yours very affectionately, Letters Written by legendary Gurazada to ongole Munisub - Nellore and Ongole? Can you arrange for the sale rahmanyam (1886-1969) of copies of my books there? v I remain, Yours affectionately, 26 ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG SEPTEMBER 2017 Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

VENKAIAH NAIDU FELICITATED Vice-President Honoured as Son of the Soil

ice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu received a rousing welcome from the Andhra Pradesh government in Vijayawada during a civic recep - tion in his home state. The felicitation pro - gramme was organized by the state government in honour of a leader who made the state proud by his achievements at the national level. Governor ESL Narasimhan and Chief Minister N Chan - drababu Naidu welcomed Naidu at Gannavaram Airport from where he was taken to the city in an open jeep. Thousands of people including school children were stood along the road to get a glimpse of the Vice President who is a native of Nellore of the state. The state government invited around 5,000 people including Opposition parties and educationists and other eminent persons for the felic - itation function of VP arranged at Interim Government I wCoimllp cleoxn int iVneulaega tpo udi of Amaravati. Speahkienlgp o nA tnhde ohcrca asion, Venkaiah Naidu reminded his fight and efforts he put up for Pradesh in the the benefit of Andhra Pradesh best possible during state bifurcation. Venka - manner in my iah Naidu said that chief minis - ters of Andhra Pradesh and new role as Telangana should meet often Vice President. and discuss issues with an open V heart and resolve issues amica - - M Venkaiah Naidu bly. The Vice President recalled his participation in Jai Andhra during the state bifurcation. "It was only Venkaiah Naidu movement in 1972 which had its who fought for the cause of Andhra Pradesh in Rajya genesis in Vijayawada and felt Sabha during state bifurcation,” he said. "Venkaiah becom - that both the Telugu states ing Vice President is a great opportunity to Telugu people, would have developed with we are proud of him" the CM said. giant strides by now if the state was bifurcated during the The Vice-President later laid the foundation stone for Jai Andhra movement itself. Prime Minister Awas Yojna Scheme of Group Housing with "I retired from politics, but not tired. I tried my best to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. help Andhra Pradesh during state bifurcation which was Under the scheme, more than 2,25,000 houses are to be done unscientifically and injustice was done to the state. I built for people living below poverty line in Andhra didn't care for the criticism in Delhi circles that I'm work - Pradesh. Venkaiah Naidu had sanctioned 2.25 lakh houses ing only for Andhra Pradesh ignoring other parts of the under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana as Union Minister for country being a Union minister. I will continue to help the Urban Development, and now as the Vice-President he in - state in the best possible manner in my new role as Vice augurated a pylon of housing scheme near the Secretariat. President," he said. Naidu said that he will never forget the reception he re - Venkaiah Naidu assured that he will uphold the dignity of ceived, and will live up to the standards of Vice President. August role of Vice President and play the role Rajya "I am a bit sad, as I cannot come and interact freely with Sabha chairman effectively. He said he will bring past you people," he added. glory to Rajya Sabha allowing meaningful debates. Next to former President Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy and fovr - Chief Minister, N Chandrababu Naidu who spoke on the mer Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, Vice-President SEPTEoMccBaEsRio 2n0 l1a7 uded the efforts of Venkaiah NAaNiDduH wRA hPo RADESH MAGVeAnZkIaNiEah.O NRaG idu also hails from the Telugu States of 27 worked for the cause of Andhra Pradesh in Rajya Sabha Andhra Pradesh. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

World Badminton Championship 2017

guts & glory

In one of the greatest matches in the history of the World Championships, P V Sindhu may have lost the gold medal by a whisker, but widely celebrated for her gritty performance that shone brighter than her silver medal.

f there is glory in defeat, the final match that P V youth of the nation”. Sindhu played against the Japanese Ninja Nozomi The lanky shuttler gave it her all to the epic, gruelling Okuhara in the World Badminton Championship is final, that clocked 110 minutes, but still had to settle for its ultimate example. She lost the coveted Gold by a silver in the World Championships. In the one-hour 50 whisker, but her gritty play all through inspired a minute slugfest, the longest match of the tournament so Ibillion fans. Congratulating ‘the daughter of Andhra’ far, Sindhu lost the title 19-21, 22-20, 20-22 to Nozomi SEPTEMBER 2017 28 for winning the silver medal, Chief MinAiNstDerH NR A CPhRanA-DESH MAGOAkZuINhaEr.Oa. RG drababu Naidu said, “You are truly an inspiration for the The 22-year-old shuttlers were involved in perhaps the Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

best women's singles final with all the rally of the match. Sindhu won that cause anybody would aim for the gold, strokes, dribbles or drives on display. 73-shot rally and clinched the game and that last moment just changed Only six points across three sets sepa - 22-20. everything. I'm happy with silver, but rated Sindhu and Nozomi. Sindhu At the start of the third game both that feeling is always there,” Sindhu saved a championship point trailing players looked tired but their will to said after the match. 19-20, but luck deserted her as the win the title kept the contest alive till The Badminton Association of India Japanese girl scored the next two. the last point. The fact that the game (BAI) announced cash award of Rs 10 Nozomi became the first Japanese itself lasted a good 46 points (the time lakh for PV Sindhu and Rs five lakh for women's singles champion while usually taken to finish three games) is Saina Nehwal following their medal Sindhu is the second Indian after an indication of the intense battle. winning performances in the World Saina to secure silver. After mowing This is the third medal for Sindhu Championships that concluded in down Chen Yufei of China in straight after the two bronze medals at the Glasgow. sets in the semifinal, Sindhu was the 2013 and 2014 championships. The social media erupted in admira - clear favourite in the final. She even Almost a year on from claiming the tion at the standard of game displayed played like one and led 11-5 at the highest honour in the history of In - by Sindhu in the finals. Minutes after break. But Nozomi came back strong, dian badminton (a silver at the Rio the riveting game ended with a crest- hitting the shuttle hard and returning Olympics), Indian badminton queen fallen Sindhu walked out of the court, everything. The Japanese girl sur - PV Sindhu claimed silver at the World twitterati paid her rich compliments. prised the Indian with her guile and Badminton Championships. “Pusarla Venkata Sindhu - Remember retrieving ability. From 10-14, Nozomi The scarcely believable 73-shot rally, the name. A role-model for a genera - came up with an eight-point burst and that gave Sindhu the second game, tion, aged 22. India is proud of u dominated thereafter. was heart-thumping, to say the least. @Pvsindhu1 Most breathtaking fi - Sindhu started on a strong note after nals,” said cricketer Virender Sehwag. Sindhu's silver made it two individual losing the first game and both players “Nobody even bothered about the medals for India at the World Champi - indulged in lengthy rallies. With cricket scores today. @Pvsindhu1 you onships - a first - with Saina Nehwal Sindhu ahead 15-13, she won a rally are a star! And may you keep shining! taking home bronze. On how the final which lasted 43 shots. That gave the #Sindhu,” said journalist Rajdeep ebbed and flowed Indian a lot of confidence as she pow - Sardesai. “Each point was equally tough, but in ered ahead to 20-17. But Nozomi was Meanwhile, there are reports that v the third game when it was 20-20 it so determined that she saved three actor Sonu Sood is planning to pro - was anybody's game, I felt. I have no SEPTEgMamBEeR p 2o0in1t7 s before both players de - ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG duce a biopic on the life of the ace 29 words. It's been really upsetting be - lighted the crowd with the longest badminton player. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in AMAZING ANDHRA PRADESH

BELUM CAVES Nature’s canvas of art

30 ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG SEPTEMBER 2017 Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

other attractions

elum Caves is the second largest cave in Indian sub - continent and the longest I•nsTidher teh ise aC saivzeas ble Buddha statue on a hillock near the caves. One caves in plains of Indian of the caverns at Belum is known as the "Meditation Hall", which Subcontinent, known for its stalactite was used by Buddhist monks. and stalagmite formations. Belum Caves of Anantapuramu district have long passages, spacious chambers, • Saptasvarala Guha or Musical Chamber - Saptasvarala Guha fresh water galleries and siphons. means chamber of seven notes. The stalactite formations in this This natural underground cave sys - chamber reproduce musical sounds when these are struck with a tem was formed over the course of wooden stick or knuckles. This section was opened to the public tens of thousands of years by the con - in 2006.[7] stant flow of underground water. Even though the Belum Caves were • Dhyan Mandir or Meditation Hall - This section is near to the en - known to local people, the first trance. An interesting formation at Meditation hall looks like a bed records of site come from the expedi - with pillow to recline. The local legend has it that in ancient times tion report of British geologist and many sages used to live here. This section was used by Buddhist archaeologist Robert Bruce Foote in Monks. Many relics of Buddhist period were found here which are 1884. From 1982 to 1984, a team of now housed in museum at Anantapuramu. German speleologists headed by H. Daniel Gebauer conducted a detailed • Thousand Hoods - This section has amazing stalactite formations exploration of the caves. shaped like hood of Cobra. The stalactite formations on the ceiling looks as if thousands of cobras have opened their hoods. Thereafter in 1988, the state govern - ment declared the site protected, and • Banyan Tree Hall - This section has a huge pillar with stalactites BAndhra Pradesh Tourism Develop - hanging from the ceiling. This gives a look of Banyan Tree with its ment Corporation (APTDC) devel - aerial roots when seen from below. The locals call it "Voodala - oped the caves as a tourist attraction mari" since it looks like a Banyan Tree with its aerial roots hang - in February 2002. Today, 3.5 km (2.2 acicnge fsros m the branches mi) of the caves have been success - fully explored, though only 1.5 km (0.9 mi) is accessible to visitors. There are 16 different pathways, in - cluding the main entrance and there The nearest railhead to reach Belum Caves is Tadipatri, 30 km are deposits of quartz in the caves. (18.6 mi) away. There are daily trains from Delhi, Mumbai, Chen - The caves consist of black limestone. nai, Hyderabad, Tirupati, Kanyakumari, Thiruvananthapuram, Coimbatore and Goa which halt at Tadipatri railway station. From The caves reach its deepest point accommodation (120 feet from entrance level) at the Tadipatri, one can take a bus to the Belum Caves. point known as Pataalaganga. Belum Caves derives its name from "Bilum" Sanskrit word for caves. In Telugu language, it is called Belum Andhra Pradesh Tourism Operates Punnami Hotel in the vicinity Guhalu. Belum Caves has a length of of Belum Caves. The accommodation offered is a 32-bed dormi - 3229 metres, making it the second tory, which is comfortable and clean. There is also a restaurant largest natural caves in Indian Sub - and a small shop operated by Andhra Pradesh Tourism at the en - continent. trance to Belum Caves. One can find accommodation at Tadipatri (30 km) and Banganpalli (20 km), the nearest towns to Belum SEPTEMBER 2017 ANDHRA PRCAaDveEsS.H KMurAnGoAolZ (IN1E0.6O kRmG ) and Anantapur (85 km) are other plac3es1 , which have good hotels. Downloaded from http://smartprep.in HAPPENING AP

SAAP academies inaugurated case, was acquitted by the Andhra Pradesh High Court earlier this year. Ayesha Meera, a 17-year-old student, R & B Minister Ch Ayyanna Patrudu inaugurated Sports was found raped and murdered on December 27, 2007 Authority of Andhra Pradesh’s academies for archery in her hostel in Ibrahimpatnam, Vijayawada. and rifle-shooting at Sanskruti Global School at Parawada, Visakhapatnam district. Ayyanna Patrudu Lokesh urges Centre to release NREGS funds said the potential of Girijans in archery and fishermen in swimming should be put to good use for getting medals. Minister for IT and Panchayat Raj N Lokesh requested Principal Secretary, Sports, L V Subrahmanyam said as Union Minister for Rural Development Narendra Singh part of the sports policy physical literacy would be intro - Tomar to release Rs. 1,351.81 crore towards material duced in 60,000 schools. Six SAAP academies- three budget under the MGNREGS that is due to the State and each for boys and girls- were being launched and those Rs. 600 crore for the labour budget. In a meeting with selected would get national and international-level Tomar in New Delhi, Lokesh said the Centre should ex - coaching. tend assistance for laying 4,772 km of roads in 2,207 habitations that had been wrongly shown by the previ - ous government as connected. A sum of Rs. 165 crore 300 trees on highway to be trans-located was due to the Swachh Andhra Corporation towards the Following instructions of Chief Minister N Chandrababu second instalment for construction of Individual Sani - Naidu, the Andhra Pradesh Urban Greening and Beauti - tary Latrines (ISL), Lokesh stated. fication Corporation Ltd. (APUG&BCL) has taken up the task of trans-location in Vijayawada. To avoid axing of Anna Canteens in all municipalities by Sept trees from the Circle to the Ramesh Hospital junction for the construction of flyover at the Benz Circle, the The State Government is making all efforts to open State government has decided to rope in experts for Anna Canteens in all municipalities by September first trans-location of trees to villages near Gannavaram. It week. The municipal commissioners who visited the takes up to three weeks to relocate a fully grown tree Amma Canteens in and Annapurna Canteens at after carefully trimming the roots and allowing regener - Hyderabad have submitted their report to the govern - ation. The government has allotted two to three places ment. The Chief Minister, who wants to open Anna Can - for trans-location of about 300 trees. It would take a teens in all towns and mandal headquarters on October month to complete the process. 2, is about to take the final decision soon on the subsidy and number of Anna Canteens per one lakh population. SIT to Re-Investigate Ayesha Meera Case Rs 220 Cr Project to Vizag The Andhra Pradesh government ordered re-investiga - tion into the Ayesha Meera murder case. The home de - Coromandel International, the country's second largest partment ordered the constitution of a special phosphatic fertiliser player, has received environmental investigation team, headed by Deputy Inspector General clearance for raising production capacity of its facility at rank officer. The SIT will include a woman officer and Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The company's will be supervised by the commissioner of Vijayawada. proposal is to raise phosphoric acid production capacity Satyam Babu, the main accused in the murder and rape from 700 tonnes per day to 1,000 tonnes per day and

CM with the team that rescued the boy from tubewell

Rescue strategy for tubewell victims Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu asked the officials to create awareness among the people on the need to report to the authorities concerned about any borewell that has been left uncovered. The CM’s direction came during his interaction with the team that recently res - cued two-year-old Chandrasekhar from a borewell at Ummadivaram in Vinukonda mandal of Guntur district. He asked the officials to docu - ment the strategy adopted in rescuing the child as it could be used as case study for future reference. Naidu made a deposit of Rs 2 lakh in the name of the child. The deposit, on maturity after 20 years, would help the child get Rs 20 lakh.

32 ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG SEPTEMBER 2017 Downloaded from http://smartprep.in

The new headquarters of TRANSCo, GENCo

TRANSCo, GENCo headquarters inaugurated Governor E S L Narasimhan inaugurated the new building com - plex for electricity department’s headquarters in Vijayawada. Speaking on the occasion, the Governor praised the ultra mod - ern facilities provided in the complex. Chief Minister Chan - drababu Naidu said that the government is brining the second phase of power sector reforms and focussing on renewable energy such as solar power and wind power. He added that the new building has adopted disruptive technologies such as Sequential Data Control and Data Acquisition, through which the authorities can monitor power management systems.

other auxiliary facilities at Sriharipuram to achieve daily troleum university under the Andhra Pradesh Reorgani - complex fertiliser production of 3,900 tonnes. The Coro - sation Act, 2014. The Indian Institute of Petroleum and mandel International's proposal was first vetted by an Energy Bill, 2017, was introduced by Minister of State expert panel constituted under the Environment Min - for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan. istry. Based on its recommendation, the ministry has The institute would provide high quality education and given a final nod to the project, according to a letter is - conduct advance research in all aspects relating to the sued by the environment ministry to the company. The conventional hydrocarbons. estimated project cost of the proposed upgradation and installations will be Rs 225 crore. Unemployment dole soon SDI gets coveted award Minister for Youth and Skill Development Kollu Ravindra said his Ministry was busy preparing guidelines to offer Skill Development Institute-Visakhapatnam has bagged financial assistance to the unemployed youth in the an award for being the best institute in innovation of next two months and that Rs. 500 crore was allocated skill development. The award was presented by Minister for the purpose. He said another two meetings would for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap be convened to arrive at a clarity over the issue. “The fi - Rudy in Delhi. It was a great moment for the institute to nancial assistance will be between Rs. 1,000 and Rs. receive such a coveted award within 8 months of its op - 2,000 per month. Another Rs. 500 crore will be mo - erations at Arilova with the funding from HPCL and bilised from other departments,” he added. seven other public sector oil companies. VJA-Masula highway expansion AP to lead pan-India campaign The expansion works of the National Highway-65 be - The bureau of energy efficiency under union ministry of tween Machilipatnam and Vijayawada is progressing power designated Andhra Pradesh State Energy Conser - fast and they are likely to be completed by June 2018. vation Mission as the chief coordinating agency for na - The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has tional media committee to campaign for energy initially fixed the target of completing the project — conservation and efficiency across the country. four-lane road on a stretch of 64.61 km — by November APSECM was reportedly chosen after thorough study 2018. Dilip Builcon Limited has been awarded the proj - and deliberations at the national level from among 29 ect worth Rs. 1,134 crore. The expansion works began states designated agencies as the chief coordination in November 2016, to ensure better road connectivity agency, in recognition of its significant contribution to between Machilipatnam and Vijayawada in the wake of the field of energy efficiency and conservation in the proposed industrial corridor and deep sea port. Andhra Pradesh. AP villages to get plastic roads Petroleum institute in Andhra Pradesh The AP Panchayat Raj Department is getting ready to A bill providing for setting up of the Indian Institute of provide plastic pellets to build 45 clusters by October 2. Petroleum and Energy in Andhra Pradesh was intro - All 661 mandals in AP would be connected with the duced in the . The institute would be estab - plastic mixed roads by January 26, said Panchayati Raj lished in Visakhapatnam district in pursuance of the commissioner B Ramanjaneyulu. Central government’s commitment for setting up a pe - v

SEPTEMBER 2017 ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.ORG 33 Downloaded from http://smartprep.in chief minister’s social network CM Chandrababu Naidu is an active social media user. Many of you have been actively following his activities with admiration. Here are a few snapshots from his Twitter account and those on him. w w w w w

34 ANDHRA PRADESH MAGAZINE.COM SEPTEMBER 2017 Downloaded from http://smartprep.in IN PICS

1 2

Pic 1: CM Chandrababu Naidu Inaugurated Municipal Administration & Urban Development Com - 3 mand Control Center for Real-Time monitorin4g of solid waste management. Pic 2: The CM met with the Australian Consul General & Delegates from Chennai to discuss various prospects for possible ties between AP & Aus - tralia. Pic 3 : Avilala housing colony with 360 houses that will provide homes to the poor families of Tiru - pati was inaugurated by the CM. Pic 4 : CM unveiling BhuSeva which will provide serv - ices related to Rural, Urban & Forest lands or 5 properties to the citizens, in a well- integrated & transparent way. Pic 5 : The CM garlanding the statue of Andhra Kesari Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu on the occasion of latter’s birth anniversary in Vijayawada. Pic 6 : The CM posing for selfie with Haj pilgrims, after flagging off Haj Buses at Secretariat

Subscription Details: Yearly Subscription rate is Rs 220 for Andhra Pradesh (Eng) Magazine. Readers may send MO or DD in the name of Accounts Officer, I&PR Department, Vijayawada. Mention your full postal address in your letter and send to Accounts Officer, I&PR Department, II floor, NTR Administrative Block, Pandit Nehru6 Bus Station, Krishnalanka, Vijayawada - 520013 Ph: 9949351534 Downloaded from http://smartprep.in Regd. No. H-HD-1082/2016-18 APENG/2007/20679 Published on: 01/09/2017 Posting Dt: 6th