Prevent public hardships and protect public property: MLA

Nellore: Nellore Rural MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy has issued a stern warning that digging up newly laid roads for underground drainage, gas pipelines, and other utility works will no longer be tolerated.

Addressing a review meeting with Nellore Municipal Corporation (NMC) engineering officials at his office on Saturday, MLA Kotamreddy emphasized that all underground utility works must be completed before initiating road construction. He noted that numerous cement and BT roads had recently been constructed across the Nellore Rural constituency at a cost of crores of rupees to ensure public convenience.

Expressing serious displeasure, the MLA pointed out that newly laid roads are being excavated within days of completion, causing severe inconvenience to residents and damaging valuable public property.

Furthermore, he criticized authorities for failing to restore the roads to their original condition after finishing utility works.

Instructing officials to immediately halt the digging of newly constructed roads, Kotamreddy advised them to ensure proper departmental coordination and advance planning for all future infrastructure projects.

He made it clear that public funds must not go to waste and residents should not be subjected to unnecessary hardships due to a lack of administrative foresight.

NMC engineering officials and other staff attended the meeting.

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M Srinivasa Rao

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M Srinivasa Rao is Staff Reporter for SPSR Nellore District for The Hans India. A seasoned journalist with over 32 years of experience in both English and Telugu journalism. Throughout his career, he has worked with leading Telugu dailies, including Udayam, Andhra Jyothi, and Andhra Prabha, as well as prominent English newspapers such as The Indian Express. He began his journalistic career with Udayam in Tirupati, Chittoor district, where he worked from 1990 to 1992. He then served with Andhra Jyothi and Andhra Prabha in SPSR Nellore district from 1992 to 2006. From 2007 to 2016, he worked as a Staff Reporter for The Indian Express in SPSR Nellore district. Between 2016 and 2019, he was associated with The Hans India in YSR Kadapa district. Over the course of his three-decade-long career, Srinivasa Rao has extensively covered a wide range of beats, with particular expertise in social, economic, crime, and political affairs. He is passionate about reporting on current issues that have a significant impact on society and public life. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) degree from Sri Venkateswara University in 1985.

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