Officials focus on Medaram development

Bhupalpally: Now it’s up to the district administration to stretch its eyes on development activity to be taken up at Medaram, the abode of tribal deities Sammakka-Saralamma. It may be noted here that Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao during his visit to Medaram biennial jatara early this month had promised to develop the place with an outlay of Rs 200 crore.

District Joint-Collector D Amay Kumar on Thursday directed the officials of various wings to submit a detailed report of the works to be taken up for the development of Medaram and adjoining villages.

The J-C, in a meeting with the ITDA officials, said that government is keen to develop infrastructure and amenities in and around Medaram on a permanent basis so that to ensure a hassle free darshan of the deities to the devotees.

“The government needs proposals to ensure amenities such as roads, drinking water, bathing ghats, health centres, bus shelter, shopping complexes etc. in core and non-core areas around Medaram, hence the officials need to identify them in a couple of days,” Amay Kumar said.

ITDA Project Officer V Chakradhar Rao, Zilla Parishad CEO Vijayagopal, District Revenue Officer P Mohan Lal, Panchayat Officer Chandramouli and Transco SE Sunil were among others present.