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HYDERABAD
Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said that the last draught of the Master Plan for the modernisation of Sammakka-Sarakka tribal shrine astatine Medaram would beryllium released aft incorporating the suggestions of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, aft a gathering aft November 22. He besides assured that each the projected works and those to beryllium taken up arsenic per the Master Plan would beryllium completed by the commencement of the biennial Maha Jatara scheduled to beryllium held from January 28 to 31, 2026.
Mr. Reddy, on with Ministers Danasari Anasuya (Seethakka), Adluri Laxman Kumar, and Konda Srekha, visited Medaram successful SS Tadwai mandal successful Mulugu territory connected Wednesday.
Addressing a property league aft holding a reappraisal gathering with authorities concerned, including CMO Secretary Srinivasa Raju and Endowments Principal Secretary Shailja Ramaiyer, Mr. Reddy said that the 2nd signifier of works aimed astatine providing imperishable facilities arsenic per the Master Plan would beryllium taken up to conscionable the request for 2 centuries.
“The works are going astatine a brisk pace, and they would beryllium completed by the commencement of Jatara. We volition execute the modernisation works connected imperishable ground arsenic per the Adivasi (Tribal) traditions,” helium said, adding that the State authorities is committed to giving a facelift to the shrine and ensuring a hassle-free acquisition for devotees.
Local MLA and Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Seethakka took those making allegations implicit Medaram works to task, suggesting they desist from making baseless allegations.
“Some individuals and parties with vested interests are resorting to unnecessary remarks implicit the ongoing works, including that of mounting up a shed with an estimated outgo of Rs 3 crore. As portion of this, we acceptable up a operation with ₹50 lakh, but we are removing it and mounting it up successful different spot arsenic per the caller plan,” she said, adding that the erstwhile authorities of wasting Rs 1 crore connected demolishing checkdams constructed astatine a outgo of ₹9 to ₹10 crore.
Meanwhile, Minister Surekha demanded Union Ministers Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay Kumar to guarantee nationalist presumption for the jatara.
