MLA Bonda Umamaheswara Rao exhorted the residents of Vijayawada to guarantee that the metropolis ever tops the yearly “Swachh Survekshan Survey” rankings. The onus of safeguarding the “garbage-free city” rubric fixed to Vijayawada successful the Swachh Survey-2024 falls connected everyone, helium added.
Speaking astatine “Swarna Andhra-Swachh Andhra” programme, organised by the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC), astatine M.K. Baig School successful the metropolis connected Saturday (September 20, 2025), Mr. Rao pointed retired that the metropolis was awarded a seven-star standing successful the Swachh Survey-2024. “We should safeguard the status,” helium added.
NTR District In‑charge Officer and Chief Commissioner of Land Administration G. Jayalakshmi said that the nationalist information is important for the occurrence of the “Swarna Andhra-Swachh Andhra” programme, held each 3rd Saturday, and with their practice the metropolis volition surely execute apical honours.
VMC Commissioner Dhyanachandra H.M. noted that since this month’s taxable is Green Andhra Pradesh (Harita Andhra), consciousness drives are organised regarding location rootlike cultivation, composting of household discarded to nutrient fertiliser, etc. The Commissioner besides directed officials to statesman terrace gardens astatine some the main and zonal offices of the corporation.
Eluri Leela Kumari, Founder of NGO One Earth One Life, said that rootlike seeds were being distributed escaped of complaint to promote radical to commencement terrace gardening.
As portion of the programme, students planted 300 saplings astatine M.K. Baig School and besides connected the premises of Makineni Basava Punnaiah Indoor Stadium.
Corporator Shaheena Sultana, Additional Commissioner (Projects) D. Chandrashekar, Zonal Commissioner K. Prabhudas and others were present.
