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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu connected Saturday directed the officials to spell up with the projected reorganisation of districts, divisions, and mandals with insignificant modifications, according primacy to nationalist opinion.
The Chief Minister reviewed the objections and suggestions received connected the preliminary notification and instructed the officials to contented the last notification aft incorporating indispensable changes.
The State authorities had issued the preliminary notification connected November 27, proposing the reorganisation of districts, including instauration of 3 caller districts and 5 caller gross divisions. It had sought objections and suggestions from the nationalist for 1 month. A full of 927 objections and representations were received from crossed the State.
Chairing a reappraisal gathering astatine his campy office, successful which respective Ministers and elder officials participated, the Chief Minister discussed astatine magnitude the objections and suggestions received, and emphasised that nationalist sentiment should beryllium respected portion taking last decisions connected administrative restructuring.
Following nationalist demand, Mr. Naidu directed that 5 mandals of the Gudur Assembly constituency beryllium merged with Nellore territory again. Discussions were besides held connected proposals to clasp Railway Koduru successful Tirupati district, Rayachoti successful Madanapalle district, and Rajampet, Siddhavatam and Ontimitta successful Kadapa district. A last determination connected these was yet to beryllium taken.
In presumption of its ample geographical size, it was agreed to bifurcate Adoni into 2 mandals. In Anakapalli district, it was decided to found Addaroad Junction part successful spot of Nakkapalle division. Munagapaka mandal would beryllium included successful Anakapalli division, portion Achyutapuram mandal would travel nether the projected Addaroad Junction division.
No changes successful Polavaram dist.
The Chief Minister made it wide that determination would beryllium nary changes successful the projected Polavaram territory with Rampachodavaram arsenic its headquarters, and it would stay arsenic mentioned successful the preliminary notification.
The authorities decided to clasp respective changes already projected successful the preliminary notification. These included shifting Nandigam mandal successful Srikakulam territory from Palasa part to Tekkali division; moving Cheedikada mandal successful Anakapalli territory from Narsipatnam part to Anakapalli division; and transferring Samarlakota mandal successful Kakinada territory from Kakinada part to Peddapuram division.
In Prakasam district, Addanki, Ballikurava, Santamaguluru, J. Panguluru and Korisapadu mandals of Addanki Revenue Division would beryllium included successful Prakasam district. Marripudi and Ponnaluru mandals of Kanigiri Revenue Division would beryllium shifted to Kandukur Revenue Division and merged into Prakasam district. The remaining 2 mandals of Kandukur division— Varikuntapadu and Kondapuram — would beryllium shifted to the Kavali division.
In Chittoor district, Bangarupalem mandal of Palamaner part would beryllium shifted to Chittoor division. Chowdepalle and Punganur mandals would beryllium moved from Palamaner part to Madanapalle Revenue Division, portion Sadum and Somala mandals would beryllium shifted to the Piler Revenue Division successful Madanapalle district.
In Sri Sathya Sai district, a caller Madakasira Revenue Division would beryllium created. Amadagur mandal would beryllium merged into Puttaparthi Revenue Division, portion Gorantla mandal would beryllium included successful Penukonda Revenue Division.
After incorporating these changes, the State authorities would contented the last notification connected December 31, 2025.
Ministers Anagani Satya Prasad, P. Narayana and V. Anitha, and Special Chief Secretary (Revenue) Sai Prasad were among those who attended the reappraisal meeting.
