Government strengthening rural infrastructure with ₹8,000 crore: Andhra Energy Minister

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Andhra Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar.

Andhra Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar. | Photo Credit: K.V.S Giri

The Coalition Government is taking accelerated steps to fortify the agrarian infrastructure crossed the State successful enactment with the nationalist needs, said Gottipati Ravi Kumar, Minister for Energy. He said this portion touring extensively successful Kanigiri of Markapuram territory connected Tuesday (January 20, 2026) on with section MLA Ugra Narasimha Reddy and Giddalur MLA Ashok Reddy.

He said, “The State authorities is investing ₹6,000 crore statewide to further fortify the powerfulness proviso strategy to conscionable the increasing energy demand. Under the enactment of Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, ₹2,000 crore has been released for Panchayat Raj for the improvement of the roadworthy network.”

The Minister said that strengthening the powerfulness sector, expanding agrarian roadworthy connectivity, and accelerating wide State improvement are the halfway objectives of the Coalition government. He informed that the authorities is making continuous efforts to make the combined Prakasam territory into an concern hub.

To permanently code low-voltage issues, the authorities has constructed 250 substations truthful acold astatine a outgo of ₹800 crore, helium said, directing the officials to guarantee that each substations successful the territory are completed earlier the upcoming cultivation season. During the visit, helium participated successful respective improvement programmes.

He inaugurated a CC roadworthy constructed astatine a outgo of ₹1.30 crore successful Kanigiri. He besides laid the instauration chromatic for a 33/11 KV substation to beryllium built astatine Murugummala successful P.C. Palli mandal astatine a outgo of ₹4 crore. He besides inaugurated a roadworthy from Pedda Irlapadu to Malakonda constructed astatine a outgo of ₹6 crore.

Criticising the erstwhile government, Mr. Ravi Kumar alleged that the erstwhile authorities has not adjacent laid a azygous kilometre of road, but it had imposed a load of ₹30,000 crore connected the powerfulness sector. In contrast, the contiguous authorities has reduced the True-Up charges by 13 paise and is bearing a fiscal load of ₹4,000 crore to guarantee that the DISCOMs stay stable.

He inspected the dilapidated Electricity Department Divisional Office gathering successful Kanigiri. After observing the mediocre information of the structure, helium instantly held discussions with elder officials. Emphasising that modern infrastructure is indispensable to supply amended services to the public, helium directed the officials to implicit the tender process for the caller gathering wrong 30 days.

Later, the Minister inaugurated the statue of erstwhile CM precocious N. T. Rama Rao and a recently constructed autobus structure astatine Ayyavaripalli colony successful Pamuru mandal. He reiterated that colony improvement is the instauration of State maturation and assured that improvement works successful the Kanigiri constituency volition proceed uninterrupted.

Published - January 21, 2026 12:21 p.m. IST

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