Model Anganwadi buildings in the offing

Model Anganwadi buildings in the offing
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In all, 691 model Anganwadi buildings are being constructed in the district with the funds of SDP, Women and Child Welfare and the Finance Commission to the tune of Rs 69.10 crore Similarly, the construction of 160 incomplete Anganwadi buildings were taken up at a cost of Rs 5.01 crore from SDP funds, said Collector Pravin Kumar.

Visakhapatnam: In all, 691 model Anganwadi buildings are being constructed in the district with the funds of SDP, Women and Child Welfare and the Finance Commission to the tune of Rs 69.10 crore Similarly, the construction of 160 incomplete Anganwadi buildings were taken up at a cost of Rs 5.01 crore from SDP funds, said Collector Pravin Kumar.

The Collector paid a visit to Kancherupalem village in Chippada panchayat of Bhimunipatnam mandal to examine the newly constructed Anganwadi building. He said that other buildings are also coming up on the lines of Kancherupalem Anganwadi building. Efforts are on to get all Anganwadi buildings built in the district inaugurated on a single day by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu adding that the inaugural programme is likely to be held in Kancherupalem, he said.

Later, he visited the site where HRD Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao had laid the foundation stone for the construction of Zilla Praja Parishad High School building as there was a legal dispute between the government and a private party. “We take necessary steps to take up construction of school buildings after resolving the issue at the earliest,” he added.

Villagers of Annavaram, Chippada and Kancherupalem submitted representations to the Collector on various local problems. DWMA project director D V Mallikharjuna Rao, ICDS project director Chinmayi Devi, mandal development officer K Hariprasada Rao and tahasildar Varahala Rao were also present.

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