VISAKHAPATNAM: HRD minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao said that the long-pending issues in the Pendurty assembly constituency would be discussed with Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who would be in the city on September 23. The minister along with collector Pravin Kumar visited Paravada and reviewed the arrangements for the CM’s programme on September 23. Naidu will inaugurate the JnNURM housing complex and also address a public meeting.
The Simhachalam temple land issue in five villages, shifting of Tadi village and Wakf Board lands would be discussed with the Chief Minister. The government had been seriously working to sort out the issue of the Simhachalam temple lands spread over Adavivaram, Vepagunta, Venkatapuram, Purushottampuram and Cheemalapalli. Thousands of families have been eagerly waiting for regularisation of their house sites.
The minister said that three major projects had been proposed for the development of the areas around Paravada. As the Paravada has become centre for a large number of industries, the minister said that a 30-bed hospital was proposed to be constructed at Paravada. To reduce the vehicle traffic on the national highway, a parallel double road is proposed from Visakhapatnam Steel Plant to Yelamanchili via Atchutapuram. A proposal has also been made to develop the Mutyalammapalem beach as a tourist attraction. He would urge the Chief Minister to sanction the three projects.