Vijayawada: State authorities has introduced that the kidney disease-prone A. (Atlapragada) Kondur space might be equipped protected ingesting water from the Krishna River inside the subsequent six weeks underneath the Jal Jeevan Mission.

On this regard, NTR district collector Dr. G. Lakshmisha visited A. Kondur on Tuesday and inspected the continuing works underneath the Jal Jeevan Mission. The principle pipeline that may get water from Krishna River is already in place. Remainder of the work is transferring ahead on a struggle footing.

In a serious agricultural push, Lakshmisha emphasised that 4,000 acres of space might be introduced underneath horticulture crops throughout the district in 2025–26, with a median 20 acres coming underneath every gram panchayat. For the aim, they are going to leverage the Mahatma Gandhi Nationwide Rural Employment Assure Scheme (MGNREGS).

The collector visited the sphere of a farmer planting lemon underneath the scheme. He planted a lemon sapling himself throughout the go to.

He instructed Horticulture officers to encourage farmers to develop high-income crops, corresponding to jasmine, mango, guava, lemon, sapota, orange, custard apple, dragon fruit, apricot, apple ber (Indian jujube), and tunga. These crops, he stated, will assist small and marginal farmers escape poverty and attain sustainable progress.