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Kandulavaripalle panchayat, located successful Chandragiri mandal of Tirupati district, which includes Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s ancestral colony of Naravaripalle, has gained nationalist attraction for its efforts successful harnessing star powerfulness and promoting biology protection.
The panchayat bagged ₹1 crore arsenic currency grant on with the ‘National Panchayat Award 2026’ nether the peculiar class of Climate Action.
The colony successful Chandragiri mandal abutting Tirupati has a full colonisation of 1,583 from 512 families. While agriculture is the predominant activity, the ‘Climate Action Committee’ formed successful the colony monitors activities similar h2o conservation, usage of renewable energy, earthy farming and extortion of saplings. The 40 SHGs functioning successful the colony marque it a vibrant illustration of women’s empowerment.
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In fact, astir each the houses successful this colony person applied for rooftop star powerfulness connections nether ‘PM Surya Ghar.’ As galore arsenic 473 rooftop star connections person been installed successful the colony astatine an outlay of ₹5.67 crore, generating a whopping 1.13 lakh units of powerfulness per month.
As the powerfulness generated exceeds the powerfulness collectively consumed by each the households, the surplus is supplied to the grid. Even cultivation borewell connections and thoroughfare lights are powered by star vigor successful the village. Similarly, 4 beneficiaries person received e-auto rickshaws nether PM Ajay, portion students are encouraged to usage e-bicycles.
While the greening initiatives undertaken successful this colony see earthy farming, drip/sprinkler irrigation, rainwater harvesting done recharge pits and trenches, the panchayat is besides up successful WhatsApp-led governance, paperless medication and usage of integer services.
District Panchayat Officer D. Suseela Devi, who attributed the grant to the inaugural of Panchayat Raj Commissioner Krishna Teja Mylavarapu and Collector S. Venkateswar, offered to replicate the occurrence communicative successful galore much villages successful the district.
