Resolution on steel plant passed

Kadapa: General body meeting of the Zilla Parishad (ZP) has passed a unanimous resolution on Thursday, demanding the NDA government to set up steel plant in Kadapa for providing employment to the youth. The meeting took a decision that all political parties should exert pressure on the Central government for sanctioning steel plant to Kadapa district. 

Speaking on the occasion, District Collector Ch Hari Kiran said that the Kadapa district is suitable for establishing the steel plant. He stated that various committees appointed by the Modi government had submitted reports to the Centre in favour of the district. He mentioned that once steel plant is set up then it can generate 1.5 lakh direct and indirect jobs for the locals.

The Collector further said that the district is having natural resources in abundance and steel plant will be in profits once it is established. The meeting also discussed over the delay of releasing crop insurance amount to traditional and horticulture farmers. Joint Director of Agriculture (JDA) J Murali Krishna has informed that the Centre did not release the crop insurance amount as the State government did not pay its share of Rs 30 crore.

The JDA stated that farmers had suffered Rs 15 crore loss because of untimely rains from March to May this year. He informed that 18,000 quintals of seeds and 5,774 tonnes of fertilisers were kept ready for distribution for the current Kharif season. 

During the ZP meeting, TDP and YSRCP leaders have exchanged heated arguments over protocol issues. Rajampet MLA and Government Whip M Mallikarjuna Reddy, YSRCP MLAs R Siva Prasad Reddy and P Ravindranath Reddy, MLA T Jayaramulu and other party leaders were present.