Underground drainage works in Nellore will complete by end of 2026, says Minister

The under-ground drainage (UGD) works successful Nellore volition beryllium completed implicit the adjacent six months and the metropolis volition beryllium escaped from mosquitoes, said Municipal and Urban Development (MA&UD) Minister Ponguru Narayana.

“The UGD works, which had been undertaken by the TDP authorities with a outgo of ₹550 crore, were stopped by the YSRCP government. Now, the conjugation authorities has started them again with further ₹70 crore.”

Mr. Narayana said that the authorities is providing each drainage transportation for conscionable 1 rupee, and with the practice of the people, Nellore volition beryllium transformed into a beauteous metropolis escaped from mosquitoes. He allocated ₹10 crore for the modernisation of the drains successful Kapatipalem, 51st Division of the city.

The Minister further said that the improvement works wrong the municipal corp limits are going connected astatine a accelerated gait and promised that caller h2o volition beryllium provided to each household from Sangam Barrage done the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) Scheme by July.