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Hans India
24-07-2025
- General
- Hans India
Tulasi Rambabu delivers free food to 200 poor people
Bhimavaram: West Godavari district collector Chadalawada Nagarani has urged charitable individuals to register as P4 mentors. She came to know about Annadana services being continued by Tulasi Rambabu at Veeravasaram and visited the venue on Wednesday. She congratulated his family. She tasted the food items. She enquired Rambabu on details of his food donation. Rambabu explained that for the last five years, food items have been served at their homes to about 200 elderly people and those who cannot prepare food in 18 villages of Veeravasaram mandal. He said that along with vegetables, non-vegetarian curry is also being served every Wednesday and Sunday. He said that besides cooking every day, food in steel boxes is sent to the homes of the needy, which is enough for two meals. He said that five staff members have been appointed for all the work of preparing the food, packing food, and taking it in an auto. It costs about Rs 8,000 to 10,000 per day to prepare and serve meals to 200 people, and it costs about Rs 30 lakh to 35 lakh per year. He said that this programme has been continued for the last five years without collecting or accepting any donations from anyone, by the grace of God. Speaking on the occasion, Collector Nagarani said that Annadanam is the greatest of all charities, and it is a great thing for a person to continuously carry out such a great work for the last five years. Looking at the service programme organised by Rambabu, he reminds us of the P-4 programme launched by the Chief Minister. On the occasion, she called upon charitable individuals to come forward to register as P4 mentors as per the call of the Chief Minister. Veeravasaram Tahsildar Ramanjaneyulu, MPP Veeravalli Durga Bhavani, Rambabu's wife Varalakshmi, daughter Govardhini, father Srirama Murthy, and others were present on this occasion.


Hans India
15-07-2025
- Business
- Hans India
ODOP award for Crochet Lace Products
Bhimavaram/ New Delhi: West Godavari district collector Chadalawada Nagarani received the Central government's One District One Product award for Narasapur Crochet Lace Products at a function held in New Delhi on Monday. Union Minister of Commerce, Excise and Industry Piyush Goyal presented the award. 'Narasapur Crochet Lace Products of Andhra Pradesh' has already been selected for (GI) recognition last year. Among the 8 textile handicrafts selected from across the country, Narasapuram Lace from West Godavari district has been granted Geographical Indication (GI) recognition. Speaking on the occasion, the collector said that she is very happy that Narsapur lace weavers got GI recognition last year and today they are receiving the award under One District One Product. She said that with these recognitions, thousands of weavers and artisans will be able to be encouraged. She said that they are already working towards the promotion of special products, market linkage and branding promotion. She said that hand woven and handmade textiles in the Indian textile industry are at the top of the list of geographical indication registered products in the country. She said that handlooms and handicraft products tagged with GI in the country are particularly impressive. She said that in addition to international recognition, the efforts of the manufacturers who have made our lace products one of the GI recognised products in the state have made it possible to receive another award under ODOP today. Senior officials of the Central and State governments, collectors of the districts selected for the ODOP award, and others participated in the programme.


Hans India
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Dropouts to be included in mega parent-teacher meet
Bhimavaram: West Godavari district collector Chadalawada Nagarani said that arrangements are being made to organise a mega parent-teacher meet in all government and private schools and junior colleges in the district in a festive atmosphere on July 10. She held a meeting with the district officials in person and with the division and mandal level officials virtually from the PGRS conference hall and reviewed the arrangements for the meet to be held in the district on Monday. She said that the government has ordered to organise the meet in all educational institutions across the state to guide the students towards a golden future. She asked the parents of each student, as well as the central and state ministers of the district, Rajya Sabha members, legislators, legislative council members, chairmen and members of various corporations, ZPTC, MPTC and local public representatives to participate in this programme on a large scale. There are dropouts especially in classes 6, 7 and 8, and that children should not be outside the school under any circumstances, and she instructed the education department officials to identify such students and enrol everyone in schools. 'We are making the parents of 2,79,204 students studying in 1,920 government and private schools in the district and 37,124 students studying in 121 government and private junior colleges partners,' she said. She said that the government has provided financial assistance of Rs 229.55 crore to 1,76,574 mothers under Talliki Vandanam so that education should not be a burden for poor families. As part of the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' programme, steps have been taken to provide a sapling to each student under Green Passport and grow it in the name of their mother, for which a Leap app has been created and steps have been taken to register students in the app. In one-on-one interaction, the class in-charge will discuss the Holistic Progress Report Card & Health Card of each student with their parents sitting at a specially arranged desk in the corridor. She said that Rangoli competitions will be organised for mothers, and competitions will be organised for fathers. Joint meals will be organised with parents, students, teachers and public representatives. Everyone should make the meet a success.


Hans India
19-06-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Farmers urged to use technology to reap profits
Bhimavaram: West Godavari district collector Chadalawada Nagarani advised farmers to use technology in agriculture and get more profits. Participating at a programme organised by the Agriculture department at the Collectorate here on Wednesday, she handed over Rs 3.14 crore to 40 farmer groups in the district for supply of drones at 80% subsidy. Speaking on the occasion, she suggested farmers adopt new technology and use drones extensively. As against the target of 40 drones with 80 percent subsidy for groups under Kisan Drones for the district, 41 drones were allocated beyond the target. She said that 15 drones have already been delivered to the farmers and the subsidy amount has also been deposited in the accounts of the farmers. The remaining drones will also be delivered in the next 15 days. The government is ready to provide as many drones to the farmers as they require on subsidy by July 15. Also, in the year 2024-25, the state government has distributed personal machinery worth Rs 8.99 crore to 709 small and marginal farmers at a subsidy of Rs 3.84 crore. These included 83 tractor-driven machinery, 54 rotavators, 157 battery sprayers, 78 power sprayers, 4 power weeders, 4 brush cutters, and 329 power tillers, which were delivered to the farmers at their homes. Joint Collector Rahul Kumar Reddy said that the use of machinery and equipment will increase production, reduce costs and increase income. District Agriculture Officer Z Venkateswara Rao, Assistant Director of Agriculture Muralikrishna, agriculture officials, farmers, and others participated in the meeting.


Hans India
06-06-2025
- General
- Hans India
People urged to plant saplings to improve greenery
Bhimavaram: West Godavari district collector Chadalawada Nagarani said that in addition to planting trees to improve greenery, efforts are being made to control plastic pollution. On Thursday, to celebrate World Environment Day, a large-scale programme was taken up in the district to plant saplings and remove plastic waste from canals and drains under 'Vanam-Manam.' As part of this, collector Nagarani, District Superintendent of Police Adnan Nayeem Asmi, district Joint Collector T Rahul Kumar Reddy, DRO Mogili Venkateswarlu, and district officials from various departments enthusiastically participated in the sapling planting programme at Collectorate here. Later, collector Nagarani participated in the programme to remove plastic waste along the Vissakoderu canal and on the footpaths at the overpass on JP Road. She inspected the waste removal work being done in the canals under the auspices of the Irrigation Department and made several suggestions to the irrigation officials. As part of the waste removal, the soil placed on the banks was ordered to be moved to another area in a day or two. She ordered that the waste removal work in the four main canals in Bhimavaram town be completed on a war footing. She advised the municipal and police officials not to allow coconut shells along the canal banks under any circumstances and that action should be taken against this. Speaking on the occasion, collector Nagarani said that a programme to plant 3.85 lakh saplings has been started across the district as part of World Environment Day. Preparations have been made for planting saplings in government offices, places, roads, along the canal banks and panchayat places. She asked the people to be partners in this and to bring about a change in the climate by planting saplings in the house premises and in open spaces outside. She said that nurseries have been developed in Venkataramannagudem, Seetharampuram and Konithivada villages of the district under the supervision of the Forest Department. She said that plants are the oxygen for humans and it is everyone's responsibility to plant trees in large numbers. She said that staff from all departments took part to remove waste in the canals. District Additional SP V Bhima Rao, District Forest Officer D Asha Kiran, and others participated in the programme.