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Telugu Desam Party’s (TDP) Andhra Pradesh portion President Palla Srinivasa Rao urged the territory medication to expedite corrective measures connected long-pending housing, pension, and rehabilitation issues during the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) gathering held astatine the Collectorate connected Saturday (May 30, 2026).
The meeting, chaired by Visakhapatnam MP M. Sribharat, served arsenic a level for a elaborate reappraisal of developmental and payment initiatives crossed the district. It was attended by the District Collector, elder officials from assorted departments, and nationalist representatives. MLAs P. Vishnu Kumar Raju, P.G.V.R. Naidu, and others were besides present.
During the meeting, Gajuwaka MLA Mr. Srinivasa Rao expressed interest implicit the continued non-occupation of respective houses allotted nether the TIDCO and Rajiv Gruhakalpa lodging schemes.
He noted that contempt allocations having been made astir 2 decades agone successful immoderate cases, a important fig of beneficiaries had yet to instrumentality possession oregon statesman residing successful the units.
According to Mr. Rao, prolonged vacancy of these houses has led to unintended societal consequences, with respective premises allegedly becoming susceptible to anti-social activities, including substance maltreatment and different unlawful practices. Such developments, helium observed, were adversely affecting families residing successful the surrounding neighbourhoods.
Emphasising the request for a broad review, helium urged the authorities to place cases wherever beneficiaries had failed to utilise the allotted houses for an extended play and, wherever warranted, cancel specified allotments and reassign the units to genuinely eligible mediocre families awaiting lodging assistance.
The MLA besides drew attraction to delays successful the sanctioning of pensions for recently eligible widows and persons with disabilities.
Highlighting the long-standing concerns of families displaced by the Gangavaram Port project, peculiarly those from Gangavaram and Dibbapalem villages, Mr. Srinivasa Rao called for the aboriginal merchandise of pending livelihood assistance and different fiscal benefits owed to them.
He urged officials to accelerate the disbursement process, including the ₹1 lakh subsistence assistance promised to eligible displaced families, and guarantee that pending rehabilitation commitments were honoured without further delay.
MP M. Sribharat reiterated that nether the Urban Challenge Fund, Visakhapatnam has been sanctioned projects worthy ₹1,500 crore, including the improvement of an underground drainage strategy successful the Madhurawada Zone, implementation of a 24x7 drinking h2o proviso network, and strengthening of bulk and semi-bulk h2o proviso systems crossed the city.
Later, speaking to the media, Mr. Sribharat said that peculiar accent was laid during the DISHA gathering they besides reviewed astir coastal contamination mitigation measures, underground powerfulness organisation systems, drinking h2o projects, and the implementation of assorted Central Government schemes.
