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  • CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to lay foundation stone of Chittoor Dairy restoration works today

    CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to lay foundation stone of Chittoor Dairy restoration works today

    Chittoor: The Chittoor dairy, which had a significant history but closed two decades ago, is now set to be revived under the management of Amul dairy. The AP government has decided to hand over the dairy to Amul on a 99-year lease. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will lay the foundation stone for the renovation works of the dairy in Chittoor on Tuesday.

    The Chittoor dairy was established by the AP government in December 1969 with a milk procurement capacity of 6,000 litres and 60 employees.

    In 1988, it was transformed into the Chittoor District Cooperative Milk Producers Union. Over the years, the dairy expanded its operations and began procuring 2.50 lakh litres of milk daily from 823 primary cooperative societies of milk producers and the Chittoor District Milk Producers Union Limited.

    The dairy played a crucial role in supporting the livelihoods of numerous small and marginal farmers in Chittoor district who depended completely on it.

    Initially, the dairy also established a factory for milk products and auxiliary industries, generating substantial employment opportunities. The government allocated 52.23 acres of land for the dairy’s development.

    However, as time passed, the dairy faced intense competition from private dairies due to which its milk procurement capacity declined significantly, leading to substantial losses. By March 31, 2022, the accumulated losses amounted to Rs 40.82 crore. Consequently, the government decided to liquidate the dairy in 2003.

    Efforts were made subsequently to revive the dairy, with multiple political parties including the restoration of the Chittoor dairy in their manifestoes. During his padayatra in 2019, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy promised to restore the dairy after coming to power.

    Upon discovering that the dairy had very few assets remaining, the government determined that restoration was not feasible and opted to hand it over to Amul dairy from Gujarat which already has an agreement with the state government and conducting its operations in the erstwhile Chittoor district.

    Following the Bhumi Puja, the dairy is expected to resume operations in approximately 10 months. Amul plans to invest Rs 385 crore in the restoration of Chittoor dairy. Initially, an ice-cream plant will be established at an estimated cost of Rs 150 crore, with the production of additional products to follow gradually. Once fully restored, the dairy is projected to provide direct employment opportunities to 5,000 individuals.

  • CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to lay foundation stone for Varikapudisella Lift Irrigation Scheme in July

    CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to lay foundation stone for Varikapudisella Lift Irrigation Scheme in July

    Narasaraopet : Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will lay foundation stone for the construction of Varikapudisela Lift Irrigation scheme in July first week and start the construction works of first phase.

    Water Resources Minister Ambati Rambabu disclosed the information. Along with MP Lavu Sri Krishnadevarayalu, Government Whip Pinnelli Rama Krishna Reddy, district collector Sivasankar Lotheti and MLC KS Lakshmana Rao, he visited Varikapudisela Lift Irrigation scheme construction site on Tuesday at Gangulagunta village of Veldurthi mandal in Palnadu district.

    Speaking on this occasion, Minister Ambati Rambabu said due to the delay in getting clearance from the Union Ministry of Forest department, the project construction has been delayed. He said because of the initiative taken by the State government, the Centre has given all the necessary permissions to the project. The State government has allocated alternative land to the Union Ministry of Forest for allocating tiger reserve land to the LIS, he added.

    The Minister further said that if the LIS is completed, the residents of Veldurthi, Bollapalli and Pullalacheruvu will get sufficient drinking water and irrigation water. He recalled that MP Lavu Sri Krishnadevarayulu and Government Whip Pinnelli Rama Krishna Reddy spoke to CM Jagan Mohan Reddy and get the nod for the construction of LIS. He appreciated the CM for fulfilling the long pending dream of the people of Palnadu district.

  • CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will distribute tractors on June 2

    CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will distribute tractors on June 2

    Guntur: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will distribute tractors and the latest agriculture equipment to the farmers at a programme to be held at Chuttugunta Centre here on June 2. The CM will distribute 2,550 tractors and agriculture equipment to the farmers of 26 districts.

    The agriculture and horticulture officials will keep the tractors on the premises of Guntur Mirchi Yard. Later, they will shift the tractors to the Chuttugunta Centre for distribution on June 2. The revenue and police officials are making necessary arrangements for the CM’s visit to Guntur city. The Guntur Municipal Corporation officials are improving sanitation. The CMO and agriculture commissionerate officials are making arrangements for tractors distribution.

  • CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launches Machilipatnam Port works

    CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launches Machilipatnam Port works

    Machilipatnam : Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy formally launched the Rs 5,156-crore Machilipatnam Port works unveiling the pylon and offering special prayers at the sea. The construction of the port, with an initial cargo capacity of 35 million tonnes, is scheduled to be completed in two years.

    Addressing the public meeting here on Monday after launching the port works, the Chief Minister said the capacity of the 4-berth deep water port would be increased to 116 million tonnes as the cargo traffic increases gradually. The port is becoming a reality as the Government has completed land acquisition, finalized tender process and completed financial closure besides obtaining all permissions by resolving legal hurdles created by Chandrababu Naidu for selfish reasons, he said.

    The port would help grow Machilipatnam like the developed port cities of Mumbai and Chennai as it would be connected with the national highway 216 and Gudivada –Machilipatnam railway line soon enhancing the port accessibility and improving the connectivity, he said, adding it would change the façade of Krishna district.

    Machilipatnam would soon become the destination for trade, commerce and industrial growth as Telangana and Chhattisgarh also would make use of the port resulting in the growth of ancillary industries creating direct and indirect work for lakhs of people over a period of time, the Chief Minister said.

    “In the next 24 months, you can see big ships anchoring in the Machilipatnam sea waters,” he said, thanking the farmers who had given land for the construction of the port. Around 4,000 acres of Government land would be gradually linked to the port being built in an area of 242 acres given by the farmers, he said.

    The Chief Minister said that the Rs 550-crore new medical college at Machilipatnam is getting ready and admissions would commence by August or September. It would cater to the medical and health needs of the people of Pedana, Avanigadda and Kaikaluru, he said.

    The Government has been building four new sea ports, including the Machilipatnam Port spending over Rs 16,000 crore and 10 fishing harbours and 6 fish land centres with an expenditure of Rs 3,700 crore besides 6 new airports, he said, observing that the Machilipatnam fishing harbour would be completed in the next 4 months and would help the local fishermen grow financially.

    Nearly 25,000 new jobs would be created at each port and fishing harbours and fish land centres would help the fishermen improve their lives financially, he added, asserting it would also help stop the migration of fishermen to other coastal cities.

    He reminded the people that as per the promise given by him during his Pada Yatra, the Government has reduced the power tariff for imitation jewelers for encouraging the industry.

    Responding to the appeal of MLA P Nani (Venkatramaiah), the Chief Minister sanctioned Rs 25 crore for the road over bridge at Medical College, Rs 3 crore for the construction of six community halls, Rs 5 crore for Ambedkar Bhavan repairs besides ordering the District Collector to solve the assigned lands issues relating to 12, 650 acres in 12 villages.

    YSRCP MP V Balashowry, MLA P Nani (Venkatramaiah), District Collector P Raja Babu also addressed the gathering.

  • CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will distribute house site patta on May 26

    CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will distribute house site patta on May 26

    Vijayawada : NTR District Collector S Dilli Rao said on Saturday that Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy would distribute house site pattas to the beneficiaries of Vijayawada city on May 26 near Venkatayapalem village in the capital region of Amaravati.

    He said the NTR district administration would finalise the names of the beneficiaries on May 21.

    He said around 60,000 people from Vijayawada and Guntur districts will attend the house sites distribution programme and a public meeting will be addressed by the Chief Minister. He said around 500 buses will be arranged from Vijayawada city for the convenience of beneficiaries, who will receive the house site pattas at a public meeting to be held near the Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in VenkatapPalem village.

    Dilli Rao has instructed the officials to arrange food, drinking water, buttermilk and other facilities to the beneficiaries at the public meeting venue. The Collector held a review meeting with the district officials on Saturday and discussed the arrangements to be made for the house sites distribution programme.

    Dilli Rao said the house site letters were issued to 24,600 beneficiaries in Vijayawada city and 19,240 beneficiaries were selected. He said details of remaining beneficiaries are yet to be collected. He said verification work was pending related to 2,100 persons of the West Assembly constituency limits, 1500 persons in the Central Assembly constituency limits and 1,600 persons in the East constituency limits.

    He said that efforts were on to identify the list of beneficiaries by May 21. Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Commissioner Swapnil Dinkar Pundkar, Sub-Collector Aditi Singh, MLAs Malladi Vishnu, Velampalli Srinivas, Mayor R Bhagyalakshmi, Deputy Mayor Bellam Durga, District Revenue officer K Mohan Kumar and other officials attended the meeting.

  • CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy consoled MLA Malladi Vishnu

    CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy consoled MLA Malladi Vishnu

    Vijayawada (NTR district) : Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy extended his condolences to MLA Malladi Vishnu on the demise of his mother Bala Tripura Sundaramma. The Chief Minister reached the residence of Vishnu here on Monday and paid floral tributes to the mortal remains of the MLA’s mother. The CM conveyed his heartfelt condolences to Vishnu’s family members.

  • CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launches INDGAP verification program

    CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launches INDGAP verification program

    Tadepalli : Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched INDGAP verification programme at his camp office here on Thursday.

    Quality Council of India (QCI) chairman Jaxay Shah and principal secretary Gopal Krishna Dwivedi (agriculture) exchanged the certification agreement documents in the presence of the Chief Minister.

    Through GAP certification, the Andhra Pradesh government provides the facility to export the crop yield of our farmers with quality standards at a premium price based on the certificates issued to them, not only domestically but also to more than a hundred other countries including Europe and the US.

    Other countries recognise the GAP certification given to farmers in our country as Ind GAP certification. In the coming days, the Ind Gap certification standards will be aligned with the Global Gap certification standards. Then the commercial demand for the agricultural and horticultural products grown by the farmers will be high in the world market.

    The QCI has developed the INDGAP certification scheme with the objective of promoting good agricultural practices in India. It has been developed keeping in mind the needs of the domestic and international markets. As part of GAP certification, certification is done in five categories namely fruits, vegetables, composite crops, tea, green coffee and spices.

    This certification can be done by individual farmers and farmer groups. APSOPCA provides certification services under the INDGAP Certification Scheme in our state. The State has launched a FAO-TCP program titled Sustainable Agri-Food Systems to implement the INDGAP.

    QCI director Dr Manish Pandey, FAO representation in India, officer-in-charge Dr Konda Reddy Chavva, ICAR-ATARI Hyderabad director Dr Sheikh N Meera and others were present.