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Hans India
06-07-2025
- General
- Hans India
Stage set for 5-day Rottela Panduga in Nellore city
Nellore: The district administration is making elaborate arrangements for the success of the five-day 'Rottela Pamduga, (bread festival) scheduled from July 6 to 10 at Bara Shahid Dargah in Nellore city. Around four lakh devotees from across India and countries, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates and Bangladesh are expected to attend the vibrant event. According to legend, 12 Muslim warriors, dedicated to promoting Hindu-Muslim unity after a pilgrimage to Mecca, were confronted by zealots at Gandavaram village in Kodavaluru mandal and beheaded in the conflict. It is said even after losing their heads, the warriors rode their horses to the Nellore Tank Bund at Durga Mitta, where they succumbed. Their heads were later found at Gandavaram village. The following day, an Islamic priest received a divine vision instructing him to construct 12 tombs at the site where their bodies fell, giving rise to the Bara Shahid Dargah, revered over the years as a sacred site. Devotees firmly believe that visiting the Dargah during the annual festival brings blessings from the 12 martyrs, fulfilling their wishes. As a gesture of gratitude, devotees return to the Dargah after their wishes are fulfilled, offering 'Rottelu' (flatbreads) in the holy tank, named after specific wishes such as marriage, education, employment, or prosperity, for others to take and seek similar blessings. The festival follows a structured schedule: July 6 features Sandal Mal, July 7 hosts Gandha Mahotsavam, July 8 celebrates Rottela Pandaga, July 9 marks Tahaleel Fatheha, and July 10 marks the festival's conclusion. To ensure devotee safety, particularly for those taking a holy dip in Swarnala Cheruvu, the administration has deployed 45 expert swimmers and two mechanised boats for round-the-clock vigilance. Additionally, 132 fire department personnel, three ambulances, and three health centers have been deployed by the medical and health department to handle emergencies. Nellore municipal commissioner Y O Nandan told The Hans India that 5,000 sanitary workers have been deployed to manage waste, alongside 24 drinking water centres, temporary toilets, and dedicated changing rooms for women on the Dargah premises. Superintendent of police G Krishnakanth announced the deployment of 1,600 police personnel across various units, supported by 70 CCTV cameras and two drone cameras to prevent untoward incidents and ensure a secure environment.
Hans India
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Silt removal will be completed soon: Narayana
Nellore: Claiming that his government is giving top priority for drinking water, garbage cleaning and silt removal in municipalities, MA&UD Minister Ponguru Narayana has said that pending works of silt removal in irrigation canals and drains will be completed in the next two months across the State, in view of the ensuing rainy season in October and November. The Minister along with Nellore Municipal Commissioner YO Nandan and sanitary department officials, inspected the ongoing silt removal works in Pogathota area of 45th division in Nellore city on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, he said that it was decided to complete the pending silt removal works in a time-bound manner to avoid people from facing inundation problem during rainy season. Alleging that the previous YSRCP government diverted Rs 3,000 crore funds related to municipalities to other purposes, but the TDP-led coalition government is giving top priority for addressing drinking water problem, garbage cleaning, and silt removal in all urban areas in the State. Narayana has disclosed that silt removal works were taken up in 45 canals extended for 6.5 km in Nellore city and works are under progress.
Hans India
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Tidco houses will be handed over by Dasara: NMC chief
Nellore: Municipal Commissioner YO Nandan said, following the directions of MA&UD Minister P Narayana, TIDCO houses would be handed over to the beneficiaries by Dasara festival. He took representations from the public during Public Grievances Redressal System on Monday. Responding to the plea of the petitioners over inordinate delay in handing over TIDCO houses, the Commissioner said the government is keen on providing infrastructure facilities in full fledged manner before handling them over to the beneficiaries. Hence, there is delay and causing inconvenience, he informed, adding that 90 per cent of works of infrastructure facilities were completed and the remaining works are under progress in a war foot manner. Stating that houses are not sanctioned for a few beneficiaries for various reasons, Commissioner Nandan said following the government's directions, money will be refunded to them very soon. He stated that the municipal administration has already served notices to the beneficiaries, who owned the houses, to take them. If they are not interested, then the houses would be allocated to others, he added. The Commissioner has warned of initiating stringent action against people, who constructed houses without proper permissions, adding that the municipal administration has already submitted petitions against 25 illegal constructions in the court and summons also sent to the building owners for initiating criminal action. Deputy Commissioner Chennudu and others were present.
Hans India
29-05-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Join as partners in P4
Nellore: Nellore Municipal Commissioner YO Nandan has appealed philanthropists to extend their cooperation to the government by joining as partners in P-4 programme of State government's prestigious Vision 2047. In response to the call given by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on P4 programme, representatives from corporate organisations met Municipal Commissioner Nandan on Wednesday. Nandan said that the government is proposed to construct parks, schools, public toilets, arranging streetlights, establishing Solar Panels at the areas of which poor people living in slum areas in the city. Representatives from SEEL Company, Simhapuri Estate Developers, Reliance Jio Kameswara Rao, Chennareddy, Vishnu respectively, City Planner Hima Bindhu and others were present.
Hans India
21-05-2025
- Hans India
Nellore civic body adopts APRSS for removal of silt
Nellore: To ease from the burden of labour and reduce the financial cost associated with the employing workers, the municipal administration first of its kind in the state has adopted highly sophisticated technology called All Powered Robotic Sorting System(APRSS) for removal of silt in the drains and irrigation canals. This technology was introduced in an experimental basis with Zenco Robotic Mechine(ZRM) for removal of silt in the major drain located at Ramurthy Nagar in the city on Tuesday. Nellore Municipal Commissioner Y O Nandan along with sanitary department officials witnessed the silt removal through APRSS and expressed satisfaction over this innovative procedure. Speaking the occasion, the NMC Commissioner said that for several your major drains and canals in the city totally covered with silt as they were turned as mosquito breading centres leads people suffered threatening with several viral infections. He said that non removal of silt reasoned to flowing drain water on the streets during rain seasons. To overcome such problems following direction Minister of Municipal Administration and Urban Development Ponguru Narayana it was decided to remove the silt in all drains and canals in a phased manner. The Commissioner detailed in view of overcoming the burden of labour it was proposed to remove the silt with ZRM as such it will remove the silt even deep drains, wells and canals and also time saying reduce the financial cost.
