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Local MLA and Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Danasari Anasuya (Seethakka) connected Sunday powerfully refuted allegations of mismanagement during the Sammakka-Saralamma Maha Jatara, which was held from January 28 to 31, stating that a deliberate smear run was being dispersed connected societal media to malign her.
Speaking to reporters, the Minister alleged that definite groups had been attempting to make disorder ever since the temple improvement works began.
Admitting that postulation congestion occurred astatine a fewer stretches owing to an unusually ample fig of VIP vehicles, Ms. Seethakka clarified that peculiar arrangements were made to guarantee creaseless postulation travel astatine the Gattamma temple adjacent Mulugu town, which devotees traditionally sojourn earlier reaching the Medaram shrine.
“Many VIPs arrived with 30 to 40 vehicles, causing unavoidable jams. Still, we ensured creaseless postulation question connected large routes. Devotees had darshan without difficulty, and the authorities regrets immoderate inconvenience caused to a few,” she said, adding that nary large accidents were reported this clip owed to strict monitoring and coordinated efforts by assorted departments.
The Minister, who besides hails from the Koya tribal community, noted that the recently built imperishable temple structures played a important relation successful managing the unprecedented turnout of devotees.
“Earlier, 1 to 2 lakh devotees visited per time until the time earlier the commencement of the Maha Jatara. But aft the operation of the caller temple, astir 8 lakh arrived connected a azygous day,” she said and added that the surge was manageable due to the fact that imperishable infrastructure had replaced impermanent arrangements, and drinking h2o and sanitation facilities were prepared good successful advance.
Ms. Seethakka besides thanked the priests for coordinating rituals smoothly and clarified that a insignificant contented involving caller constabulary personnel.
Sanitation services praised
At a reappraisal gathering with officials, Ms. Seethakka praised the sanitation workers for keeping the Jatara premises cleanable contempt the monolithic footfall.
“Sanitation enactment remains important adjacent aft the fair. Roads, stall areas, accommodation zones and each surroundings indispensable beryllium cleaned wholly earlier Medaram is handed backmost to the villagers,” she instructed.
She asked officials to proceed tract level monitoring and guarantee that Medaram is restored to afloat cleanliness astatine the earliest.
The authorities deployed 5,000 sanitation workers, 526 supervisory staff, 100 tractors and 150 h2o tankers, marking a important summation implicit the deployments successful 2022 and 2024. Additionally, 40 Swachh Autos, 16 dozers, 13 sweeping machines and 12 earthmovers were pressed into service.
