ARYA Posted June 14, 2014 Report Posted June 14, 2014 Vizag will be made a model city: Ganta Education Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao being felicitated by the Vizag Journalists Forum in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. Photo: C.V. SUBRAHMANYAM Minister promises vision document for the city. He was also non-committal on the railway zone issue, but assured to take up the issue with the authorities concerned. Education Minister of the first Cabinet of the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh Ganta Srinivasa Rao promised to prepare a vision document for the city and make it a model city, but did not come clear on certain key issues. Addressing a Meet the Press programme, organised by the Visakhapatnam Journalist Forum, here on Wednesday, he said that VUDA and GVMC will be involved in preparing a vision document targeting the next 50 years and the government will work towards making this city a model city in the lines of Singapore. But he did not give any assurance whether this city would be made the capital city. He pointed out that it was up to the committee to take a decision. But he was fast to add that if capital city status was not given, Visakhapatnam would be made the financial or commercial capital of the state. Mr. Srinivas Rao also did not give an assurance whether the Andhra University will be accorded the Central University status or the Andhra University College of Engineering will be upgraded to an IIT. “The Centre has to take a decision, but will pitch for it, since the issue is already pending with the Ministry of HRD,” he said. He was also non-committal on the railway zone issue, but assured to take up the issue with the authorities concerned. On the first Cabinet meeting to be held on Thursday at Andhra University, he informed that apart from discussing various issues related to the state, long-pending city-centric subjects such as the Simhachalam land issue, sanctioning of funds to the tune of Rs. 110 crores for strengthening up of the bunds of rivers such as Sarada, Tandava and Varaha and progress of VIMS (Visakha Institure of Medical Sciences) will be taken up in the cabinet meeting. On other aspects pertaining to Visakhapatnam, Mr. Srinivasa Rao, said that projects such as PCPIR, outer ring road, BRTS, new Greenfield airport, ITIR and LNG will be expedited. Referring to a question on bauxite issue, he said ‘development will be taken up without destruction and it will be taken up only after people give their consent’.
ARYA Posted June 14, 2014 Report Posted June 14, 2014 ‘Take rail zone issue to streets of New Delhi’ TOPICS economy, business and finance transport transport mass transit railway The time has come for various organisations and political parties to rise in unison to demand establishment of the headquarters of the proposed South Coastal Railway Zone in Visakhapatnam. The agitations being organised by the NGOs for more than a decade now and political parties during the last couple of years on the banner of Railway Zone Sadhana Samithi will not have any meaning, if they do not take the battle to the streets of Delhi to demand Vizag its rightful share, BJP leader Cheruvu Ramakotaiah said. He wanted that a strong signal should be urgently sent to the Centre on the aspirations of the local people ‘before the bureaucratic lobby from Odisha influences the political leadership in Delhi’. The people of the region have pinned their hopes on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu for achieving the zonal headquarters. Visakhapatnam MP K. Harbibabu, who is also the State BJP president, and Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu are said to have already discussed the issue with Railway Minister in Delhi. “Zone headquarters in Vizag will facilitate better management of freight and cargo and speedy decisions for the benefit of trade and industry,” says Vizag Development Council convener O. Naresh Kumar. Vizag meets all the requirements like availability of railway land, presence of a major port and industries, which require assured supply of wagons on which quick decisions have to be taken by the headquarters. Representatives of various organisations like Praja Spandana, Uttarandhra Rashtriya Samithi and retired railway employees are not convinced as they have been seeing Ministers taking the issue up with successive Railway ministers during the last 10 years. They feel that political lobbying in Delhi should be continued until a firm assurance was received from the Railway Minister in this regard.
aakathaai Posted June 17, 2014 Report Posted June 17, 2014 vizag kosam nuv padey thapana amogham neevu mla ayyunte baagundedi vizag ki
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