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The Hindu
07-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Ganta faults Simhachalam temple officials for shed collapse ahead of ‘Giri Pradakshina'
Bheemunipatnam MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao on Monday (July 7) opined that officials of Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Simhachalam should own responsibility for the collapse of a shed under construction at Simhachalam on Saturday. The MLA was visiting the site on Monday. Expressing disappointment at the temple officials for failing to supervise the work and trying to blame the contractor for the collapse, he said the annual festivals of 'Chandanotsavam' and 'Giri Pradakshina' draw thousands of devotees to the temple every year. A wall under construction on the Simhachalam Hill collapsed during the Chandanotsavam in April this year, causing the death of seven devotees. The engineering officials, who were supposed to supervise the work of the contractor, had shirked their responsibility and squarely put the blame on the contractor for the wall collapse. Now, the collapse of the shed, being constructed at the foothill for devotees to rest after the 32-km trek during the 'Giri Pradakshina', scheduled for July 9, was an indication of the negligence of the officials. Mr. Srinivasa Rao said the damage would have been unprecedented had the accident occurred on the day of Giri Pradakshina, as an estimated five lakh devotees were expected to participate in the festival. He said the feasibility of constructing a 'permanent shed' at the 'Tholi Pavancha' (first step lead to the hill) would be studied to avoid construction of temporary shed every year. Corporator PV Narasimham was present. Door-to-door survey The MLA conducted a door-to-door survey at Kapudibba at 98th Ward of GVMC and interacted with the householders as part of 'Suparipalanalo Mundadugu' programme of the government. He asked them whether they were receiving the welfare schemes of the government and assured them that TDR bonds would soon be issued to those whose lands were acquired for the BRTS roads in the past. He said he had already apprised Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Minister for Municipal Administration P. Narayana in this regard. The TDR bonds would be issued once the five-member committee, appointed by the government, gives its report on the issue. He added that a total of 12,149 constructions were regularised in the first phase as part of providing a solution to the 'pancha gramalu' problem. A solution would be worked out for the vacant land, farm land and other land under 'pancha gramalu' (Simhachalam devasthanam lands).
The Hindu
29-06-2025
- Science
- The Hindu
AI, robotics labs soon at 50 govt. schools in Vizag: MLA
Bheemunipatnam MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao on Saturday (June 28) announced that 50 government schools from Visakhapatnam district would soon be equipped with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics labs under the aegis of the SAIL Foundation, the CSR wing of Saint Software Company, at a cost of ₹8 crore. Addressing the media during a press conference, he said the labs would impart practical training to over 25,000 students in classes VII to X across the district. The programme was set to be launched in the second week of July at 28 schools within the Bheemunipatnam constituency. The former Minister also stated that the SAIL Foundation would begin the project in Visakhapatnam district as a pilot project and would consider implementing the model Statewide based on the outcome. He added that Minister for IT and Human Resource Development Nara Lokesh was introducing numerous reforms in the education system to help government school students compete in the national level. Mr Ganta Srinivasa Rao said that under the 'Talli Ki Vandanam' scheme, financial support was extended to mothers based on the number of children in school. This has benefitted over 67 lakh students, with a total fund disbursement of ₹10,000 crore.
The Hindu
04-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
TDP MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao ridicules ‘Vennupotu Dinam', he says Jagan has not learnt a lesson yet
Ridiculing the YSR Congress Party's (YSRCP) idea of observing 'Vennupotu Dinam' to mark the formation of one year of the NDA government, Bheemunipatnam MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao stated that the YSRCP president, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, appears to have learned nothing from the party's recent electoral defeat. Addressing a press conference at his residence in the city on Wednesday (May 4, 2025), Mr Ganta Srinivasa Rao said that typically, when a political party loses an election, their leader assesses the reasons behind the loss, conducts meetings with the cadre, and prepares strategies to rebuild public trust. However, in the case of Mr. Reddy, it seems like he believes the people committed a mistake by not voting for him. The former CM is unable to accept the fact that people have rejected him, he added. Mr. Srinivasa Rao alleged that over the past week, the YSRCP leaders have been staging unnecessary drama in the name of 'Vennupotu Dinam'. He also questioned the YSRCP leaders, what exactly is the purpose behind 'Vennupotu Dinam'. 'Is it to restart the Amaravati capital works that the YSRCP halted in the name of three capitals? Is it to secure funds for the Polavaram project or to bring the Prime Minister to Andhra Pradesh to lay the foundation for development projects worth thousands of crores?', he questioned. He further asked, 'Is it to revive the long-pending Metro Rail project or establish the Railway Zone which the YSRCP neglected? Is it to arrange a ₹12,000 crore financial package for the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), to which the former CM did not make a single attempt to protect it from privatisation?' The Bheemunipatnam MLA also dared the YSRCP leaders to come for a constructive debate on the implementation of promises made in their manifesto, instead of organising events like 'Vennupotu Dinam,' which he opined as meaningless. The MLA also criticised former CM Mr. Reddy, stating that the previous government took five years to raise pensions by just ₹1,000. He also accused the YSRCP of failing to fulfil major promises, such as liquor prohibition, the release of a job calendar, and a few others. He also stated that in the last one year, under the NDA government, several important assurances have already been implemented, including the Mega DSC recruitment drive, the revival of Anna Canteens, abolition of Land Titling Act, distribution of free LPG cylinders through the Deepam scheme, increase in pensions. He also reiterated that Chief Minister has already announced that the government will launch the 'Thalli Ki Vandanam' scheme on June 12, before the reopening of schools and also offer free bus travel for women starting August 15.
The Hindu
23-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Visakhapatnam will witness massive development in the next few years, says Bheemunipatnam MLA
Bheemunipatnam MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao said that Visakhapatnam is set to see massive development, especially in the Information Technology (IT) sector, in the next few years. He stated that many development projects are in the pipeline for the city under the NDA government. He was speaking during the Mini Mahanadu programme held at the party office on Friday. Mr. Srinivasa Rao said the NDA government is very keen on resolving the issues pertaining to the public. He said that a resolution will also be passed on the Simhachalam's 'Panchagramala' issue during the programme. He said that every party worker who had extended services to the party will be recognised by the high command. Visakhapatnam West MLA P.G.V.R. Naidu alias Ganababu, Visakhapatnam TDP city president Gandi Babjee and other leaders were present.
Hans India
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Ghat road facilitated to Padmanabha Swamy temple
Visakhapatnam: A ghat road to Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple, which remained a dream for long for the residents of Padmanabham mandal, came to a reality. The newly built ghat road was officially made available to devotees here on Friday. The infrastructure was built with Panchayat Raj funds at a cost of Rs 5 crore. Bheemunipatnam constituency MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao inaugurated two major development projects of the temple. The temple 'sikhara prathishta' was organised amid vedic chants at the temple in the presence of temple officials and priests. Similarly, special rituals were performed by a team of priests while inaugurating 'vimana gopuram', 'aardha mandapam' and 'mukha mandapam' built at a cost of Rs.60 lakh. MLA Srinivasa Rao participated in the yagam organised during the Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple festival celebrations. Later, the MLA had darshan of Anantha Padmanabha Swamy and performed puja. Speaking on the occasion, he mentioned that he performed puja and prayed that India should be safe and win over its fight against Pakistan.
