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A GRAND CELEBRATION
The well-organised Krishna Pushkaralu were observed

with devotion along the course of the Krishna river.
Vijayawada, however, was the hub of varoius cultural
activities with a Tirumala Temple replica, a colourfully lit
up Prakasam Barrage and cultural performances.
In a lyrical tribute to River

Krishna at the Pavitra Sanga-
mam, well-known dancer
P Sneha Sarma presented a
Kuchipudi ballet on the river’s
journey of life, which
enthralled the audience.
CONTENTS
Krishna Pushkaram
Telugu Film
20
The mega spiritual and
6 cultural event was a
grand success thanks
to the tireless efforts
Journalism Today
put in by CM
Chandrababu Naidu
and the administration.
5
Anantapur gets spl
package 16 A Reformer and A
Journalist: Kandukuri
Govt in
22 Veeresalingam
advanced
stages of
talks on spl Happening Andhra
status to Various developments across the
AP
OBIT: Ignited Soul
32 state of Andhra Pradesh.
Nandyal-Yerraguntla Rail-
way Line Commissioned
12 14 of Letters
28
13 AP and Telangana to split
assets in 58:42 ratio
AP may get Hyundai
arm Kia's plant 15 Europe
beckons
Telugu
Snapshot 34 29 Chief Minister’s
Social Network
Film
Industry to
Free Sand Policy
Its hinter-
lands
11 Sindhu Splash in Rio 30 SC upholds AP Plea on

Division of Assets
Araku Coffee turning 26

into premium brand
ANDHRA PRADESH
EDITORIAL
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Published Monthly In English & Telugu
Volume:11 September 2016
Salivahana Era 1938
Issue:3
Where there is a will...
he Chandrababu Naidu Government never misses an
Commissioner opportunity to challenge its capabilities. Krishna
S Venkateswar IIS Pushkaralu was one such occasion when the Government
Editor deployed its resources to the fullest so that tens of lakhs of
Ramesh Babu Kandula devotees experienced oneness with nature. The planning and
execution that went into 12-day long Krishna Pushkaralu is
Executive Editor indeed an example of how a committed administration can pull
Naresh Nunna off the most complex event, with the help and support of a strong
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leadership.
Thanksgiving to River Krishna
After conducting the Godavari Pushkaralu on a grand scale last
Second Cover year, the Government did one better this time by smoothly
The Pushkaralu Celebrations
conducting the festival of river, despite the presence of huge
Third Cover crowds everywhere. The deployment of technology on a large
Godavari Antya Pushkaralu
scale is another interesting feature this time. The Chief Minister’s
Fourth Cover constant presence at the Command & Control Centre helped the
APIIC Advt on Sunrise State administration ensure laser focus on every minute detail.
Published by: For those who find fault with the Government for paying too
Information & Public Relations much attention to a cultural and religious event, it should be
Department mentioned that the experience gained during such events goes a
Government of Andhra Pradesh long way in further improving the administration’s interface with
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Ph: 040-23300258 Along with the excellent conduct of Krishna Pushkaralu, came
another good news for Andhra Pradesh. The stupendous
Views expressed by various performance of P V Sindhu at Rio Olympics, with the only silver
authors in this issue reflect their medal ever won by an Indian woman, owes in no small measure
personal opinions. to the initiative of Chandrababu Naidu to encourage sports
culture in the united state. Specifically, the Pullela Gopichand
Design Badminton Academy was built on the land given by Naidu for the
Karthik Beesu promotion of sport in Gachibowli. The offer from Andhra
Pradesh Government to Gopichand to build a world-class
Photos: academy in Amaravati is a testimony to the commitment of this
T.Srinivasa Reddy, Vijayawada administration to encourage sports in a big way in the new state.
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4 ANDHRAPRADESHMAGAZINE.ORG SEPTEMBER 2016

Govt in
advanced
stages of
talks on
special
status to AP CM meeting with PM Narendra Modi in Delhi
F
ollowing Chief Minister N After the meeting, Chandrababu Naidu Funds break-up
Chandrababu Naidu’s meeting tweeted, "Hon'ble PM has responded Accordingly, cumulatively from the en-
with Prime Minister Narendra positively and assured that promises actment of the Re-organisation Act on
Modi and other Union Minis- will be fulfilled. Requested him to June 2, 2014 till 2016-17, Rs 3,979.50
ters in the first week of August, there convert the assurances into action." crore has been released to the succes-
State gets Rs 1,976 Cr
is some movement at the Centre over sor State of Andhra Pradesh for bridg-
the Special Category Status. ing the resource gap for the financial
The central government said it is at a Apparently moved by the continued year 2014-2015, Rs 1,050 crore for
"fairly advanced stage" of discussions pressure over the lack of support to the development of 7 backward dis-
with the state government and would Andhra Pradesh, the Centre tricts covering Rayalaseema and
arrive at a solution shortly. announced its decision to give special North Coastal region and Rs 2,500
assistance of Rs 1,976.50 crore to crore as assistance for the capital city.
In a brief intervention in the
Andhra Pradesh during 2016-17. This
Parliament, Finance Minister Arun The latter includes Rs 1,000 crore re-
is part of its commitment to the
Jaitley also admitted that at the time leased by the Union Ministry of Urban
people and to compensate the finan-
of division of the state, the issue of Development for sewerage and
cial impact of the bifurcation of the
revenue and finances has been drainage schemes at Guntur and Vi-
State of Andhra Pradesh.
"unfair" to Andhra Pradesh, which has jayawada cities respectively and Rs
to be "compensated". The amount includes Rs 1,176.50 for 850 crore released up to 2015-16 for
resource gap, Rs 350 crore for the the Polavaram multi-purpose irriga-
"We are at a fairly advanced stage in
development of 7 backward districts tion project, among others.
discussions with the Andhra Pradesh
CM for more clarity
covering Rayalaseema and North
Chief Minister and will shortly arrive
Coastal region and Rs 450 crore as
at a solution," Jaitley said.
assistance for the capital city of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu,
Naidu, during his meeting with the Amaravati. however, expressed unhappiness over
Total sanction
PM, reportedly told Modi that a
special status was assured by the then the latest aid and sought more clarity.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Thus, with the current sanction of "The centre should first clarify
endorsed by senior Bharatiya Janata funds, the Centre has so far provided whether or not it is granting special
Party leaders. assistance of Rs 8,379.50 crore to status to Andhra Pradesh. What it has
Moreover, all political parties, includ- Andhra Pradesh. This includes given in the form of financial grants is
ing the BJP, had supported the Andhra Rs 4,403 crore released during 2014- very little. While the revenue deficit is
Pradesh Reorganisation Bill and thus 15 and Rs 2,000 crore released during too high, they have given Rs. 1,176
all parties had responsibility towards 2015-16 in terms of the provisions crore now but it's not clear if it is only
Andhra Praesh. under the Andhra Pradesh Re-organi- an instalment," he told reporters.
sation Act, 2014. v
SEPTEMBER 2016 ANDHRAPRADESHMAGAZINE.ORG 5

Pushkaram, in Indian
culture, signifies the
interdependence of man
and nature. It is thanks-
giving to the river for its
bounty. The Krishna
Pushkaram, this time
round, brought the
people and the
government together in
observing an ancient
KRIshNA
practice in a modern
context.
A COMING TOGETHER
PushKARAm
Expressing gratitude to the River Krishna for the bounty of life.
K
rishna Pushkaram, a 12-day
river festival that comes
once in 12 years, witnessed
a coming together of all
sections of people in
Andhra Pradesh as devotees, officials
and the Government worked tirelessly
to provide once in a life-time
experience.
The festival has this time seen nearly
two crore devotees take a holy dip
across various ghats (banks) in three
districts of Andhra Pradesh. The State
used the government machinery and
technology to the hilt to make Krishna
Pushkaram a smooth and successful
affair.
The river festival began with traditional
gaiety on August 12 with Andhra
Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu
Naidu and his wife Bhuvaneswari join-
ing Kanchi seer Sri Sri Jayendra
Saraswati in taking a holy dip in river
Krishna at Durga ghat in Vijaywada at
the start of the 12-day festival. Deputy
Chief Minister N China Rajappa and a
host of other ministers also took a holy
dip on the occasion.
Vijayawada, the hub of the river festival
every time, bubbled with activities as
lakhs of pilgrims descended in the city
every day from various parts of the
state. The ghats have been made wider
this time to avoid over-crowding and
are guarded by volunteers on
canoes.
Roads leading to the ghats have been
divided into separate lanes for pedestri-
ans and vehicles. An army of sanitation
workers was deployed in Vijayawada to
v
The Chief Minister led the
Pushkaaralu from the front,
monitoring every aspect for
pilgrim comfort.
maintain cleanliness.
The Chief Minister, who led the celebra-
tions and personally monitored every
aspect of the festival - from cleanliness
to traffic management and crowd con-
trol, said, "I want to inspire the people
to associate (themselves) with the river,
worship the nature. The river has given
us wealth all these years. Now, it's time
for us to give back."
Devotees also swarmed the hill shrine
of Kanaka Durga, the presiding deity of “Technology is helping us to do all these watched spellbound the ritualistic
Vijayawada, and other temples. despite the state facing fund crunch. respects paid to the river goddess by
A major attraction of the festival is the The state government has spent Rs saffron-robed priests. Like the Godavari
daily 'Harathi' (aarti) at the confluence 1,200 crore for Krishna Pushkaram, Harathi, the Krishna Harathi too was of-
of Krishna and Godavari at Ibrahimpat- including for building roads and other fered daily.
Cops turn Good Samaritans

nam near Vijayawada. A host of cultural infrastructure, the CM said, adding that
programmes were organised at various organisations like Tirumala Tirupati
places as part of the festival. The CM Devasthanams and Akshaya Patra The dreams of inmates of old age and
took the lead by participating in the Foundation have made arrangements orphanage homes to have a holy bath
Harathi every evening every time he for free food for the pilgrims. Students during the Krishna Pushkarams were
was in town. too came forward to help make it a fulfilled with police offering them VVIP
success. treatment and taking them to the
Naidu said, "In the last two years, we
Pushkaram or Pushkaralu is celebrated Punnami Ghat. Director General of Po-
had two Pushkarams. One is Godavari,
when Jupiter enters a particular zodiac lice (DGP) N Sambasiva Rao, City Police
another is Krishna...People are associat-
sign every year on 12 rivers on rotation. Commissioner D. Gautam Sawang and
ing with this river...We have used tech-
Additional DGs, IGPs brought smiles on
nology in a big way this Krishna The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
the faces of parents and children with
Pushkaram...We are using CCTV (cam- and Akshaya Patra Foundation have
their gesture. Police arranged wheel
eras) in a big way. Not only law and made arrangements for free food supply
chairs and carried the physically
order, not only traffic, even (in) crowd to four lakh pilgrims in all every day.
challenged into the waters. About 300
management and also in cleanliness - in Police deployed drones to keep a vigil at orphans and more than 100 inmates of
ghats, on roads and in waters," he said. all Pushkar ghats while the government old age homes took the holy dip.
The authorities have also employed administration is using mobile applica- Sambasiva Rao said the differently-
drones for close monitoring. As many tions to monitor every aspect, including abled devotees who could not come to
as 18 drones were deployed. crowd management, related to the ghats and offer pujas, felt overwhelmed
Technology – driven
event. about the initiative taken up the Police
In all, 170 bathing ghats were readied Department.
Muslims take dip at Pushkaram

The state government launched website for the event with Vijayawada city alone
Krishnapushkaram.Ap.Gov.In containing witnessing a crowd of about 25 lakh per
exhaustive information about the event, day. For the Muslim families of Dachepalli,
Nava Harathi
a GPS-based mobile application for the Krishna Pushkarams are a part of
people to obtain information on ghats, culture, where they take a traditional
bus services, etc., besides developing a On the lines of Godavari Harathi last dip in the free-flowing waters on the
software application, Kaizala, as an year, the Krishna Pushkaram was kicked occasion. Nearly 1,000 families
interaction tool between the multi- off with a grandiose Nava Harathi for gathered at Tangeda ghat for the
disciplinary teams that have been the river at Pavitra Sangamam near ceremony on the banks of the river, as it
deployed for Pushkaram duties. Ibrahimpatham. The Harathi, designed passed Dachepalli mandal in Guntur
Kaizala App was used to send messages by film director Boyapati Srinu, became district. Men, women and children
to all associated with the festival and for the most spectacular visual of the river savoured the dip in the cool waters,
monitoring and coordination. festival. Devotees in their thousands with other communities joining them.

Arrangements
provided by the Gov-
ernment included
free transport,
kitchen for supply of
free food, free
medical camps,
among other
facilities, which made
the spiritual
experience more
memorable.
“It has our village tradition to take bath A replica of Tirumala's Lord moved and the cement flooring re-
here as we believe the river has curative Venkateswara temple was inaugurated placed with rough granite for a tra-
properties,” said Ch. Hasan Ahmed, ahead of the Krishna Pushkaram in ditional ambience. The decorations and
member of the water distribution Vijayawada. Tirumala Tirupati the new brass railing in the inner sanc-
committee at Dachepalli. Devasthanam's Executive Officer D tum lent a graceful touch to the place.
Bottled Krishna water

Sambasiva Rao and other temple An exquisite sculpture of Krishnaveni
officials performed the rituals after carved from a single block of black
India Post took up supply of Krishna jal installing the Lord's statue, marking the granite by artisans of Durgi village in
at the doorstep of its customers on the inauguration of the replica temple at Guntur district was installed at one of
occasion of Krishna Pushkaram. Senior Swarajya Maidan, as Kanchi seer Sri Sri the ghats. Fishing boats brought from
superintendent of Ongole postal Jayendra Saraswati graced the occasion. around Amaravathi mandalam were
division T.A.V. Sarma along with the It has been a tradition for the TTD to deployed along the ghats to ensure
India Post staff performed pooja before build a replica of Lord Venkateswara safety of the pilgrims in the river. Each
beginning distribution of the holy water temple during the Godavari and Krishna boat was manned by two persons ready
of the revered river collected during the Pushkarams, the river festival that to jump to action if necessary.
Artists unveil story of

ongoing Pushkaram. “Our division stood comes once in 12 years.
Krishna at Bapu Museum

first among the divisions in Andhra
Arrangements had been made for
Pradesh and Telangana in the bookings
distribution of the Lord's prasadam
with order for supply of 25,000 bottles The Bapu Museum looked colourful
while every devotee was given a
of 500 ml capacity,” he said. The Krishna with various hues as dozens of paint-
pocket-size picture of the Lord.
water was purified in 13 different ings and photographs highlighting the
Thousands of devotees visited the
stages for its use for puja and bathing, heritage of Andhra Pradesh and the his-
temple daily during the Pushkaram.
New-look Amaravati town

he added. tory of river Krishna were showcased
Pilgrims prefer ghats in capital both by the Department of Archaeology
region In the ancient Amaravati town, the
ritual of a holy dip in river Krishna
and Museums and Artist Associations’
Guild as part of Krishna Pushkarams.
Nestled amid a range of hills, the started off amid adequate security and Vintage photographs, collected and
beautiful ghat located upstream of logistics ensuring all comforts to the preserved by the department, brought
Prakasam Barrage witnessed a steady pilgrims. The three main ghats, measur- to the fore century-old temples, forts,
stream of pilgrims during the Krishna ing about 400 metres and done with wells, inscriptions and places of
Pushkaramulu. rough granite for durability, were built historical importance in various
Families, both from the State and out- with funds sanctioned under the districts. These works are displayed at
side savoured the serene ambience at Centrally-sponsored PRASAD (Pilgrim- the coastal museum.
Mini buses come to

the ghat. Visitors enjoyed the freshness age Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmen-
rescue of pilgrims
of river water as it is located upstream tation Drive)scheme.
of the barrage. The Rayapudi ghat, The former glory of Amareswara temple
which is also in the capital region,has was restored, thanks to PRASAD and The Guntur police and the RTC arranged
also been drawing big crowds. funds sanctioned by the Endowments mini buses to bring pilgrims and their
TTD Temple Replica wing. All encroachments were re- families directly to the pushkar ghat.
The pilgrims were ferried free of cost.

Millions of devo-
tees who had a
holy dip heaped
lavish praise on
the elaborate
arrangements
made by the
Government. The
CM’s pro-active
role was particu-
larly lauded by the
common people.
The South Central Railway provided He said soon after bifurcation, the State Ibrahimpatnam. Chief Minister
additional stoppage for 10 more trains did not have even a good auditorium to Chandrababu Naidu, Union Ministers M
at Kondapalli station during the Krishna conduct regular meetings. “We took a Venkaiah Naidu and Suresh Prabhu,
Pushkarams, taking the total number of decision and granted Rs. 8 crore for the Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamy of
trains allowed to temporarily halt at renovation.” The Chief Minister asked Avadhoota Datta Peetham (Mysuru),
nine stations, to 103. Accordingly, the the denizens to play the role of a good and Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and
10 more trains halted for one minute at host to perfection and not to indulge in her coach P Gopi Chand were special
Kondapalli station between August 11 exploitation. guests.
and 24. The evenings witnessed cultural The government could heave a sigh of
Handloom expo programmes both at the kalakshetram
and the Indira Gandhi Municipal
relief as the 12-day river festival came
to an end without any major mishap.
The Departments of Handlooms, as part Corporation Stadium. Officials estimated that about 1.92 crore
IMA chips in
of the Krishna Pushkarams, set up a pilgrims participated in the pushkaram.
special handloom expo at the Film
Along with Naidu and his team of top
Chamber hall at Gandhinagar in Indian Medical Association (IMA) took officials, it was an occasion to rejoice for
Vijayawada. The expo, which was inau- up the task of imparting basic life-sav- the approximately one lakh government
gurated by Member of Parliament ing skills to thousands of officials and officers and staff, and nearly 15,000
Kesineni Srinivas and MLA Bonda Uma volunteers, who were later posted at Volunteers in three districts — Krishna,
Maheswara Rao along with MLC Buddha various bathing ghats. The IMA taught Guntur and Kurnool. What was gratify-
Venkanna featured over 40 stalls from basic life-saving skills to non-medical ing to all those who worked relentlessly
all over the State. “The products are staff of the Revenue, Endowments, during the Pushkaram was the wide-
sold at the expo at the production cost,” Municipal and the Police Departments. spread appreciation by the masses for
said organiser M. Nagalakshmi. About 60 IMA members and 300
A vibrant cultural hub in the
the foolproof arrangements made for
medicos enlisted with the IMA to pro-
making, says CM
the festival.
Police win accolades

vide medical and health services during
the pushkarams.
In view of the Pushkaram, the Govern-
Individual corporate hospitals also The role of South Central Railways and
ment renovated Thummalapalli Kalak-
came forward to provide, doctors, para- the Andhra Pradesh State Road Trans-
shetram. Inaugurating the new
medics, ambulances, diagnostic kits and portation Corporation as well as the
auditorium, Chief Minister
other life-saving equipment. Police was praised as they helped
Grand Display on Final Day

Chandrababu Naidu said the
millions in reaching their destinations.
aesthetically-made up venue would
From regulating the crowds at the rail-
witness debates and discussions during
A grand display of Pavitra Harati, cul- way stations and the Pandit Nehru Bus
Krishna Pushkarams in which experts
tural performances that reflected the Station in Vijayawada city to ensuring
would delve into several topics like river
traditions of Andhra Pradesh, and a their safety at the ghats and extending a
linking, Amaravati, Vanam Manam and
spectacular show of pyrotechnics, helping hand to the needy, they won
other projects taken up by the State
brought the curtains down on the once- accolades from the people.
government. “Students and youngsters
in-12-year Krishna Pushkaram river fes-
should come in large number and
v
tival at the Pavitra Sangamam ghat near
participate,” he added.

sINDhu splash in Rio
P
usarla Venkata Sindhu made not only Andhra
Pradesh but also the country proud by winning the
sole silver medal in badminton in Rio Olympics. In
the process, she set several records by being the
only woman athlete who won silver in Olympics from India.
The 21-year-old sensation made the entire country glued to
television sets when she played brilliantly against Nozomi
Okuhara who enjoyed a better ranking in the semi-finals.
Though she could not repeat the feat with Carolina Marin in
the finals, what made Sindhu a darling of all sports lovers in
India was the fact that she refused to be cowed down in the
presence of a stalwart and gave all her till the till the last.
Sindhu’s achievement is remarkable not only because she
went where no Indian woman could ever reach, but also for
inspiring the sporting fraternity of India to dream big.
At a time when the country of 120 millions could make little
impact on the world sporting stage, Sindhu, along with boxer
Sakshi Malik, saved the country from the ignominy of total
rout.
No wonder, Sindhu was the top searched athlete in Google
India, followed by bronze medal winning wrestler Sakshi
Malik, as the country was gripped by Olympic fever.
A report in Times of India pointed out how Sindhu was not
only a great player but also a great sport as was evident in
the finals.
“Sindhu, defeated but a moral winner, walked up, put her
arms around her and gently lifted the weeping champion.
They hugged, Marin still sobbing, Sindhu a picture of pre-
cious composure. Then as the Spaniard walked to her coach,
she left her fallen racquet behind. Sindhu quietly picked it up
and placed it at the winner's bag before going on to greet her
waiting coach, Gopichand. The gesture said a lot, it showed
rare silver mettle.”
It was Sindhu fever all the way when the Olympian medallist
set her foot on her homeland as she was greeted by huge
banners describing her as 'AP's lovely daughter'. CM Chan-
drababu Naidu, who in a way paved the way for this historic
achievement by helping P Gopichand to build the Badminton
Academy in Hyderabad way back, handed over a cheque for
Rs 3 crore besides a plot in Amaravati for 1,000 square
yards. He wanted Gopichand to start the academy in Amara-
vati and produce many more Sindhus from the state.
ANDHRAPRADESHMAGAZINE.ORG 11
NaNdyal-yerraguNtla
Railway Line Commissioned
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu,
R
ailway Minister Suresh
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, and

Prabhakar Prabhu, in the
Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu flagged

presence of Chief Minister
off the Nandyal-Kadapa passenger train

N Chandrababu Naidu,
Union Minister for Urban Develop-
through remote video link in Vijayawada.

ment M Venkaiah Naidu and other
Ministers, commissioned the
Nandyal-Yerraguntla railway line and
flagged off the Nandyal-Kadapa
DEMU passenger through remote
video link at the Railway Institute in
Vijayawada. The new train No.77401
Nandyal-Kadapa will leave Nandyal
at 6 a.m. and reach Kadapa at 9.45
a.m. In return, train No. 77402
Kadapa-Nandyal will leave Kadapa at
10.05 a.m. and reach Nandyal at 1.50
p.m.
Train No.77403 Nandyal-Kadapa will
leave Nandyal at 2.20 p.m. and arrive
Kadapa at 6.05 p.m. In return direc-
tion, train No.77404 Kadapa-
Nandyal will leave Kadapa at 6.30
p.m. and reach Nandyal at 10.15 p.m.
The trains will stop at Madduru,
Koilkuntla, Sanjamala, Nosam, S. Up-
palapadu, Jammalamadugu, Proddu-
turu and Yerraguntla stations.
Speaking on the occasion, Prabhu
said the new train would connect the
Rayalaseema region with the Andhra
Pradesh capital. The Nandyal-Yerra-
completion of the project, he said. Venkaiah Naidu said new lines
Boost for exports

guntla line had been laid at a cost of
estimated about Rs.18,672 crore and
Rs.967 crore.
doubling of lines, estimated at
Stating that the South Central Rail- “Many limestone, granite, cement Rs 23,137 crore were under exami-
way (SCR) would be developed in all factories and ports will get con- nation. He stressed the need for
spheres, the Minister said that A.P. nected with the new railway line and coordination among the State and
would get its due from the Centre export will get a boost. The Railway the Central governments for overall
and the hurdles would be cleared Minister has made a proposal for development.
soon. “I am happy to be a Rajya Memorandum of Understanding The Minister said that about 41 lakh
Sabha member from Andhra (MoU) with A.P., which was accepted passengers travelled through SCR for
Pradesh,” Prabhu said. immediately. Beautification of rail- Krishna Pushkaram, and thanked the
The Chief Minister said the new train way stations will be made in the General Manager, Vijayawada
and the line were a crucial link for State soon,” Naidu said. He appealed Divisional Railway Manager and the
the development of Rayalaseema, to the Railway Ministry to complete Krishna Pushkaram Officer on
which was a backward region. The the pending projects, including the Special Duty (OSD) for making good
proposal for the line was made in three new corridors. arrangements for the event.
1996, and it took 20 years for the v

AP and Telangana to split assets in 58:42 ratio
Following
Supreme Court
order, Andhra
Pradesh will get
its due share of
58 percent in
assets located in
Hyderabad.
A
t long last, Andrha Pradesh
may get its due in the as-
sets of the united state.
Telangana has finally
agreed to amicably divide assets and
institutions in the 58:42 ratio on the
basis of population.
According to reports, the Home
Ministry has managed to get the two
states to set up a fresh committee to
divide the assets and the employees
of the various institutions and of-
fices and thrash out the final details.
There are about 107 training institu- with an Organizing Secretary and an Finally in March 2016, the division of
tions listed under Schedule 10 of the Advisor from each state to amicably the training institutions under
AP Reorganization Act and 89 gov- and effectively divide all Schedule 9 Schedule 10 tilted in favour of
ernment companies and corpora- assets (as outlined in the AP Reor- Andhra Pradesh with the Supreme
tions under Schedule 9 which are up ganization Act 2014) between Telan- Court recently rejecting Telangana's
for division since 2014. A Home Min- gana and Andhra Pradesh claims over the assets of the Andhra
istry led effort for the division had Senior IAS officers- K R K Rao and Pradesh State Council for Higher Ed-
hit a near stalemate with the two Premchandra Reddy from Telangana ucation. The SC threw out Telagana's
states not seeing eye to eye on the and Andhra Pradesh will lead the location based argument and
matter. However, a Supreme Court team from their respective states to ordered instead that the assets and
order in March 2016 categorically divide assets at the earliest possible. deposits be divided in the ratio of
stating that the 58:42 ratio for divi- It is expected that 60-70% of the 58:42.
sion had to be followed for the divi- Schedule 9 assets and PSUs will be As far as Andhra Bhavan is con-
sion, has forced Telangana to fall in divided smoothly through this mech- cerned, the issue is nowhere near
line. anism. resolution with Telangana claiming
In fact the only two sticking points The issue of dividing assets has been historic right over the entire 20 acre
likely to keep hanging fire longer, are rather contentious with Telangana area off Ashoka Road citing that it
expected to be on the division of the earlier claiming that those assets was the property of the Nizam of Hy-
enviably located Andhra Bhavan in that lay in its territory should auto- derabad and hence rests with Telan-
New Delhi and the larger PSUs as the matically be transferred to them. gana. Andhra has been arguing for
latter's division will have huge logis- Andhra Pradesh had strongly the same population based 58:42
tical and employee related repercus- objected as most institution were lo- ratio for division, asking Telangana
sions. cated in and around the capital Hy- to pick the 8 acre area they deem
The two states have finally agreed to derabad. suitable.
set up a four member committee v

OBIt
Ignited soul of Letters
D
r. Avantsa Somasundar, kavulu famous for their Ekanta Seva
tallest of the Progressive and translation of many Bengali
writers, breathed his last novels) and Ramsha, another active
on 12th August, 2016 after writer and critic.
brief illness. He was 92. Over seven Somasundar, attracted to Communist
decades of his active and illustrious Party in his adolescence and was an
literary life, had published over 103 active participant in their movements
books and thousands of essays. to alleviate masses. He was arrested
While he attained his initial fame in Quit India Movement and later for
through his first book of poems titled participation in tenant farmer
‘Vajrayudham’, his later works are no agitation.
less significant. He touched all
Vajrayudham was banned and its
genres of Telugu literature beyond
copies confiscated and cases were
poetry; story, literary criticism,
filed against Somasundar. The ban
drama, radio plays, monographs,
was released much later. During the
translation and children’s literature.
Telangana Movement, it was
He traveled wide and far addressing
recollected by late Pervaram
enthusiasts on Telugu literature,
Jagannadham that Khabardar poem
more particularly modern poetry
from Vajrayudham was a very popu-
(Abhyudaya kavita) and free verse. In
“We poets of this age have

lar song in the streets of Warangal.
this process he acquired many
His more than 30 volumes of poetry
nourished within ourselves
friends and followers throughout
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. illuminate his progressive thought
the two opposing forces

and his support to the underdog. He
His encouragement of young genera-
which produce life. The

is known for his diction, imagery and
tion of poets continued till his last.
content.
hour has come when we

His long and detailed forewords
during the early seventies have His unpublished works include his
must choose. It is not

brought to focus the young writers of letters with who is who in Telugu that
merely a question of choos-

the yore; Ismail, Srimannarayana, could provide insights into the jour-
ney of modern Telugu literature.
ing our mode of behavior;

Dilavar Pratyusha and Viriyala Lak-
shmipathi need a special mention. He established literary trust in his
it is a question of choosing His authority on modern poets as name and for the past 17 years, he
our inmost of sense of re-

well as Renaissance poets in Telugu celebrated his birthday (19th
November each year) by felicitating
sponsibility. …How are we
speaks volumes in letter and spirit.
His critically acclaimed renderings on personalities who have made signifi-
going to leave our trace on

Krishnasastry, Chalam, Puripanda, cant contribution in the field of
earth? Like a mark which a

Narayana Babu, Anisetti and literature and arts.
suffocating man leaves in

Seshendra are testimony to this. He lived simple life devoting all his
He was adopted by his maternal aunt, time for reading, writing and dis-
desperation in the mois-

who provided initial insights into de- cussing with friends of all ages. He
tened clay?”
votional poetry and Hindu scriptures. used to say “ I do not have any other
He came under tutelage of Krishna activity except literature. I live for it.”
- Pablo Neurda
Sastry, the famous renaissance Every one closely associated with him
poet (Bhava Kavi) at an early age. and confirms that he had no other
(Our duty towards Life) had in friends Shashanka, son of Sri avocation that distracted him from
Voleti Parvatisam (Voleti Parvatisam his set goal.
and Balantrapu Venkatrao garu are - Prasad Indraganti
known as Venkataparavatiswara

AP may get Hyundai arm Kia's plant
A Kia car model
H
yundai sibling Kia by the state governments, before Hyundai's line-up, though there
Motors has finalised its they make an announcement," a will not be any sharing on the
India entry plans and top source said. "Andhra Pradesh retail front. "Kia will like to posi-
may set foot in Andhra is surely the front-runner." tion its front-end operations as an
Pradesh for its maiden factory, ac- The Kia plant is likely to come up independent entity, rather than
cording to a Times of India report. at Tada area abutting Nellore and looking at piggybacking on
The company, led by former Chittoor districts. Sri City, located Hyundai. This has been the philos-
Hyundai India boss H W Park, is here, is already home to Isuzu ophy for the company across mar-
close to announcing its strategy Motors. kets and India will be no
and may pump in investments of different," a source said.
Park, who has a close understand-
around Rs 5,000 crore with an Kia's best-selling model (4.66 lakh
ing of the Indian market due to his
initial capacity to produce 3 lakh units in 2015) in overseas markets
stint in the country, is keen to set
cars annually, sources said. was the B-segment Rio (known as
up operations fast as he sees India
A high-level team from the Korean as the next engine for growth for 'K2' in China). The Sportage com-
company reportedly has been the auto market, notwithstanding pact SUV was the second best
camping in India for the last many the current slowdown. seller with 3.99 lakh units sold,
months, and Andhra Pradesh leads while C-segment Cerato (known as
"The plant location at Andhra
a list of states which the company 'Forte' or 'K3' in some markets),
Pradesh is being seen as strategic
has shortlisted for potential Optima (D-segment sedan) and
as it is within 80 km of Hyundai's
investments. Other states in fray Soul urban crossover followed
Sriperumbudur plant (near Chen-
are Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. with sales of 3.57 lakh, 3.08 lakh
nai) in Tamil Nadu. Suppliers will
"A formal announcement could be and 2.03 lakh units respectively. It
be close, and also the port connec-
made in the next couple of weeks. has already started the process of
tivity will not be far," a source said.
Kia officials are working on last- identifying possible models and
Sources said Kia's facility may also key suppliers. Kia sold a little over
minute details, and looking at po-
v
be used to produce cars for 3 million vehicles last year.
tential investment benefits offered

ANANTAPuR GETs sPL PACKAGE
state celebrates INDEPENDENCE DAy in Rayalaseema

By selecting Anantapur for the flag-hoisting and announcement of the
largesse, Naidu, chose to give a fitting reply to those who were
spreading the perception that Rayalaseema and the state’s most
backward and drought-prone district were being neglected.
I
n a gesture more than “We will ensure that entire Ray-
symbolic, Chief Minister alaseema region which was neg-
Chandrababu Naidu not only lected in the Congress rule sees
held the 70th Independence all-round development.”
celebrations in Anantapur, but Unfurling the tricolour at the Neelam
also proved his commitment to the Sanjeeva Reddy Police Training
Rayalaseema region by announcing College (PTC) stadium, Naidu reiter-
Rs. 6,554-crore special development ated his vision of making the State
package for Anantapur district for a the best in the country by 2029 and
plethora of steps that include the most developed in the world by
drought-proofing. 2050 while recalling how the undi-
This is the second time that the vided state of Andhra Pradesh and
Independence Day celebrations were Hyderabad developed during his
taken to Rayalaseema region in three earlier stint ending 2004. He paid
years after the bifurcation of Andhra homage to the freedom fighters and
Pradesh. In 2014, Kurnool was the recalled how Anantapur gave birth
chosen place for unfurling flag. to some big achievers like Satya
By selecting Anantapur for the flag- Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft. Business awards. He also spoke
hoisting and announcement of the Devoting major part of his speech to about the several visits he had made
largesse, Naidu, chose to give a the “unscientific and unfair bifurca- to various countries to promote
fitting reply to those who were tion” that left Andhra Pradesh Brand AP, and how this had helped in
spreading the perception that without a capital city and with a attracting investments worth sev-
Rayalaseema and the state’s most deficit budget, Mr. Naidu said the eral thousand crores.
backward and drought-prone district process of separation was based on Touching upon the special category
were being neglected. “Anantapur “a political conspiracy hatched” by status and other promises in the AP
was always close to the heart of NTR, the Congress. Reorganisation Act which remain
our party’s founder. We will name “While the announcement of bifurca- unfulfilled, Naidu said that the State
this Rs. 6,554-crore initiative after tion was made on AICC president Government would continue to put
him and with his inspiration I want Sonia Gandhi’s birthday, the actual pressure on the Centre till justice
to take it forward. A major part of it separation happened on June 2, was done to Andhra Pradesh. “There
— Rs. 1,764 crore — will be utilised Italy’s republic day. We are facing would be no compromise on this
for drought- proofing.” challenges owing to this unfair bifur- count. Due to our constant follow-up,
The other components include Rs. cation and much of my time is going there is already some movement on
2,400 crore for agriculture, Rs. 1,423 into facing them.” the special status issue,” he said.
crore for horticulture, Rs. 775 crore The Chief Minister presented an Earlier, the Chief Minister reviewed
for dairying, Rs. 850 crore and Rs. overview of the impressive growth the colourful parade by the police
450 crore for the Peruru and achieved in various fields, leading to and took salute at the main official
Bhairavanitippa irrigation projects a double-digit growth in the last two ceremony at the Police Training
respectively, another Rs. 450 crore years despite the state being dogged College.
for reviving and modernising 450 by the bifurcation blues. He Tableaux highlighted various
tanks. explained how the State made a programmes and schemes of
The number of farm ponds will be turn-around in the power sector, different departments. The
doubled from the current target of winning a score of awards, talked ceremony showcased the state's rich
one lakh. All these are aimed at about the good show of AP in World culture. Ministers, legislators and top
drought-proofing the district. Bank Rankings in Ease of Doing officials attended the ceremony.
v

Telugu’s
CLAssICAL sTATus uPhELD
With hurdles cleared
over the classical
status, Telugu can
now hope to get
patronage in the form
of various initiatives to
be funded by the
Centre.
would be lost if it was treated on
par with the other languages,
which have been conferred classi-
cal status. “We do not agree with
the petitioner. The prominence of
a language would not depend on
the development or fall of other
languages,” the bench said.
Rather the growth and impor-
tance can be attributed only to the
usage of language and creative
contribution in the forms of arts
and literature, it said. The bench
said it was for experts to verify
T
that the languages satisfy the
he status of Telugu as a criteria and the court could not go norms and recommend for the
classical language has into the body’s opinions and find- declaration of classical status.
been restored at last. The ings. Having satisfied themselves, the
hurdle in the form of a The bench had on July 13 last experts had recommended
petition against Telugu and other reserved its orders on the declaration of the languages in
languages has finally been petitions filed by senior advocate consideration to be classical.
removed. R Gandhi who had challenged the “Facts which made the expert
Madras High Court declined to norms governing the grant of the body to recommend promulgation
interfere with the grant of classi- classical status and the status of such declaration has also been
cal status to languages other than accorded to the four languages. placed before us. As such we do
Tamil by the Central government. “From the records it is evident not find any reason to interfere
The court was disposing of peti- that the expert body was satisfied with the impunged declaration,”
tions challenging the grant of clas- that the languages comply with the judges said. Holding that the
sical status to Telugu, Malayalam, the eligibility criteria. Therefore, court cannot convert itself into a
Kannada and Odiya and norms this court cannot go into the opin- forum for debate on such matters,
governing such conferment. ions and findings of the expert the bench said if the petitioner
First bench comprising Chief body,” the bench said in its order still felt that the languages in
Justice S K Kaul and Justice R in August. question did not satisfy the crite-
Mahadevan said an expert body The court also said it disagreed ria for grant of classical status, it
set up for the purpose was satis- with the petitioner’s stand that was open for him to approach the
fied that these languages met the the prominence of Tamil languge concerned authorities.

ANTIquITy Of
TELuGu
The following is an excerpt of the
judgement of the Madras High Court
concerning Telugu.
Counter affidavits have been filed on behalf of the

State of Andhra Pradesh and State of Telangana. It is
their case that the specialized body in the form of
Expert Committee examined both the claims of Tel-
ugu and Kannada languages at its meetings held on
10.06.2008 and 08.08.2008, where after recommen-
dations were submitted. A mere dissent of mem-
ber/members cannot be a ground to claim that the Rock Edict in Proto Telugu belongs to 257 B.C.
recommendations were not objective, even though (D.C.Sarkars Ashokan Studies, Calcutta 1979 pages
the Government accepted the recommendations. 7-8), the Ghantasala Brahmin inscription.
Such a policy decision of the Government, it is sub- Epigraphia Indica, Vol.27-1947-48, pages 1 to 4 and
mitted, is not amenable to judicial review. Even the pillar inscription of Vijaya Satakarni, Vijayapuri,
Tamil language got its classical status only on rec- Nagarjuna Konda etc., belongs to First Century A.D..
ommendation of an expert committee. Telugu lan- Further, Tummalagudem inscription of Vishnukund-
guage, it is claimed, satisfies the elements of inas belongs to 5th Century A.D. (Epigraphia
antiquity, and also contains the characteristics of Andhrika,Vol.ii pages 9 to 14)
the other classical languages of the world.
From the records, it is evident that the expert body,
Reference was made as to how Tamil was classified was satisfied that the languages comply the eligibil-
as a Classical language, at which stage the antiq- ity criteria. Therefore, this court cannot go into the
uity was judged from the point of view of only opinions and findings of expert body.
1000 years as one of the three criteria.
Subsequently, the requirement was made of a The petitioner also made a valiant attempt in plead-
recorded history of over the period of 1500-2000 ing that the prominence of the Tamil language
years and that test was satisfied by the Telugu would be lost, if it is treated on par with other lan-
language. In respect of material for such antiquity, it guages, which have been conferred classical status,
has been inter alia stated:- pending the writ petitions. We do not agree with the
petitioner. The prominence of a language would not
For instance, the Bhattiprolu stone Buddhist casket depend on the development or fall of other
in proto Telugu belongs to B.C.3000 (Ref.Epigraphia language.
v
Indica Vol.ii, page no.232), The Erragudi Asokan

TELuGu fILm
JOurNalISM tOday
W
hile receiving the
Akkineni Nageswara
Rao International
Award in Hyderabad,
the iconic actor Amitabh Bachchan
said that it is not Hindi cinema, but
it is the Telugu film industry that is
producing largest number of movies
per year. We are naturally happy
with the record, but what about the
quality of films made? What about
the quality of film journalism that
can help cultivate good audience
and thereby good cinema? As the
saying goes, “ we can expect good
films only when we have good audi-
ence.” For that one needs good film
critics and film journals. Today
apart from print media, we have a
number of television channels and
internet editions to bring film
news/views/reviews closer to the
film buffs at the click of a button.
Unfortunately most of the print and
electronic media eyeing for the rev-
enue, vie with each other for film
promotional activities rather than
critical analysis and in depth report- Buchibabu, K. Prathyagathma, Ka- ducers and stars too supported such
ing. Veteran director Dasari malakara Kameswara Rao (both of journalism as by then for most ac-
Narayana Rao once called such film them later became popular directors and filmmakers, cinema is no
journalsim as ‘pamphlet journalism.’ tors), Nanduri Ramamohana Rao more an art form but another option
Way back in the late 1930’s long be- and Mullapudi Venkataramana, Ravi for business. As the rot began in the
fore Telugu film journals made their Kondalarao were among them. With industry, instead of sensitizing,
appearance, the periodicals better their writings on cinema, they these film magazines followed suit
known as social magazines, pub- showed the path for good film jour- as they have to survive with the ad-
lished articles on film related news, nalism. vertisement money doled out by the
views and reviews. In those early As crass commercialism and hero producers who used the film jour-
years and three decades thereafter, dominence took over, there was a nals as their promotional pam-
noted writers and well known liter- steady decline in the quality of films phlets.
ary personalities wrote on these made in Telugu. Added to this was Forget about unbiased film reviews,
subjects. Gudavalli Ramabrahmam, the emergence of a new set of film even the articles on stars and other
Tapi Dharmarao, Gopichand, Koda- weeklies which were in fact fan prominent figures in the film indus-
vatiganti Kutumbarao, Sri Sri, Aru- magazines aimed at pampering pop- try lacked quality. They talk about
dra, Samudrala Raghavacharya, ular stars and directors. The pro- which star relishes which food, likes

which dress and such trivia. Glam- in the past and are being made now, that such huge industry can boast of
our photos of stars occupy most not only in Telugu but also in other only one or two meaningful films in
space even in some daily newspa- languages and in other countries too its list every year. This is not a
pers and squeezed in between all news about them will benefit the healthy sign.
this is a small news item on an ex- readers as well as the local film in- Then what is the remedy? First of
perimental movie being made in dustry. all, the authoritaties concerned
Telugu. To quote, Harold Ramis, Film appreciation is an art and film should realize the real strength or
“whenever a critic mentions the journalism can do the job of educat- power of the media. Film apprecia-
salary of an actor, I am thinking, he ing its readers/viewers on the sub- tion courses should be introduced at
is not talking about the movie.” ject. However the Telugu film the school level. Film society move-
As a matter of fact, a reader mostly magazines do not get anywhere ments should be popularized by
unaware of how a particular great near to it. As for the film industry, it Government taking it to the cities
film, which is again a rarity in Tel- needs no license to start a produc- and small towns. This will help raise
ugu, was made, its uniqueness, why tion unlike other industries, even to the tastes of the audience towards
it is so acclaimed etc., Occasionally, a start a hotel or a medical shop one good cinema by creating awareness
few producers of mega budget needs to get a license. So far as the among them. The State Government
movies are giving behind the scenes film industry is concerned, anyone should encourage good film journals
bites to television channels as part can register with its chamber, can by instituting award for film maga-
of promos. However such producer- make a film. Such inexperienced zines too like the awards now being
given promo material does not give producers depend on pamphlet given to film journalists and books
a clear picture of the problems the journalism to boost their produc- on cinema.
technicians had faced during the tion. A really tragic state of affairs As the awareness levels increase,
shoot, how did they overcome them and the argument for some kind of a change too takes place. With a re-
etc., unfortunately neither the print check on the new entrants to the ceptive Chief Minister at the helm
nor the electronic film media seem film field does not mean a curb on one can expect a film center with a
to consider these are important their freedom of expression. state of the art film institute includ-
things to take to their viewers/read- One may ask how then we account ing a course in film appreciation and
ers. They may argue who wants to for the occasional good film in Tel- film journalism in the State’s new
know all this, their readers mostly ugu and some of the best critical re- capital city, Amaravati.
- b.k. Easwar
fans of a popular stars want to know views we come across on a film.
about their favourite stars and they These are rare instances in an in-
are catering to their need. The fact is (The writer is a senior film journal-
dustry that churns out over 300
most of the readers are interested to ist, script, lyric and dialogue writer
films per year and releases about
know a lot of other things concern- for the Nandi award winning film,
200 movies. The pitiable situation is
ing cinema. Great films were made ‘Hrudayanjali.’)

eNglISh JOurNalIStS frOM aP
A REFoRMER AND A JouRNAlIST

KaNduKurI VeereSalINgaM
J
ournalists, it is said, take themselves too seri-
ously. First they describe facts, then they see
trends, and end up by seeing themselves as
trends. It is to the credit of the host of Andhra
Pradesh journalists who have over the years
made the nation as a whole sit up that they
made the nation see them as trends, not merely
as trend-setters. Both the concept and content
of news have changed since the time these geniuses
took up the pen to fight the battle for the country’s lib-
eration, in the hearts and minds of men. If there was
far greater submission to “news” then than there is
now, by an audience more intelligent if less vast, it was
because the readers in those days knew that they
were merely watching an epic battle waged by war-
riors out to save their country rather than their own
skin. They hypnotized the readers and audience, with-
out distorting facts. Facts were truly sacred then, not
only because they hurt the alien ruler but also for the
reason that the people wanted them unvarnished. In
short, journalists in general, and those of Telugu land,
in particular, were custodians of public faith. They
were there to inform and educate their readers, not
titillate them. They were not only crusaders for the had been silence by death. Today one hears of
country’s freedom, but they were also social reform- women’s lib. But it was Kandukuri who conceived it.
ers, for a mentally slavish society could never be really He practiced what he believed, and professed what he
free. It is also to the credit of these journalists that practiced. He was the first to realize that to educate a
they never attempted an artificial interposition of ‘art’ woman is to educate the entire family. Women’s place,
into journalism as a way of making ‘literature’. They he believed and argued, was not the gymnasium. They
never tried to bring a pretence of literature to the ago- had as much right to be educated as did men, and
nizing facts of those times. Art stole into journalism those who wanted them to remain forever in the area
and much of what most of them wrote became litera- of mental darkness only wanted thereby to perpetuate
ture. Great history has usually been narrative history, male domination. It needed great moral courage to
but the narratives have been shaped by a point of argue thus in a age when women’s education was a sin
view, a philosophy of history and of human motives. and talk of it was the last imaginable impiety.
History is what the unifying passion of the historian
brings to scattered facts. And Andhra journalists not Veerasalingam was a Brahmin---not just by caste but
only unified facts to make history but unified history also in the real sense of the term---one who worked
to make of it a mosaic. relentlessly for the spread of knowledge and human
welfare. He was born at Rajahmundry, washed by the
Among them were those who made history. Their list holy Godavari. The holiness seemed to have been
must necessarily be headed by Kandukuri Veere- washed into Veereshalingam Pantulu. His thoughts
salingam, a social reformer, social worker, eminent were holy, actions were virtuous, ideals were humane.
man of letters and, above all, a peerless journalist. His father, Subbarayudu, died while he was still a
When he was born, on April 16, 1848, women had no child. Cossetted by his mother, Punnamma, and
voice. He gave them voice. They have continued to brought up by his paternal uncle, Veeresalingam de-
chant his name for nearly six decades after he himself veloped a universal vision, engendered by the early

bereavement. The boy was sick in body but sustained cerned, and calculated to insulate female mind from
by compensatory mental vigour. He had a quick grasp traditional pious living. They quoted the Vedas chap-
and a retentive memory and rare concentration. He ter and verse in support of their quixotic theory.
went to a street corner grammar school and returned Kandukuri heard it all and countered each argument
a lover of literature. The boy read the Mahabharata, rationally. Obscurantism had no place in his scheme of
the Ramayana, the Puranas and acquired a nodding thinking. He addressed many meetings on women’s
acquaintance with classics. The boy wrote poetry, but education. In defiance of orthodoxy, he even started a
there was nothing schoolboyish about it. His class- school for girls at Dhavaleswaram in 1874. The move-
mates and teachers aike alike developed a liking for ment received massive support, understandably, from
him. The affection was fostered by admiration for his women folk. Students who, according to Mathew
extensive knowledge and innate wisdom. He married Arnold, are caught between two worlds, one dead and
Rajyalakshmamma in 1861. The piously intelligent the other powerless to be born, helped the birth of a
woman was wife to him and mother to all orphans. brave new world, a world of emancipated women. The
Passing a university examination in 1870, Veere- orthodox got jitters really when Kandukuri started
shalingam became a teacher in Rajahmundry in 1871 “Viveka Vardhani,” a monthly journal that preached
and rose to be headmaster of an English medium unorthodox notions like women’s liberation from
school in 1872. He taught the students not only what shackles of orthodox society. The journal, month after
was there in the books but also much that was not. He month, exposed those who were making good at soci-
asked them to fight superstition. He himself declared a ety’s expense, feeding on its credulity. It exhorted
war on it. He wanted scientific thinking to replace youth to expose them and to work for the building of a
blind beliefs. It was repugnant to his own rational progressive society, rid of primitive superstitions.
thinking that woman should be kept in bondage. The What Kandukuri wrote was read, and felt. It was read
only freedom they enjoyed was the freedom to pro- because he wrote the common language of men, a lan-
duce children. Society was unwilling to recognize any guage that was people’s own. He talked to them in
other role for her. Kandukuri condemned every one of their own language and they understood it. It was also
these habits of thinking, and argued that education felt because what he wrote was so true. The direct-
was what made a woman of woman. Orthodoxy would ness, concreteness, and precision which characterized
hear none of it. The diehards averred that education his writings in the journal left the people convinced
was really corruption as far as women were con- that Kandukuri knew what he
was talking and also what he was
asking. In an age when expres-
sion outran thought, such delib-
erate thinking could not be
ignored. It could be, and, indeed,
was, criticized, but never ignored.
Journalism was to prove a potent
weapon in his hands, a weapon
that he used relentlessly against
the Seven Devils of orthodoxy.
In 1870 he took up the pen. First
it produced a series of articles for
various newspapers and maga-
zines. But he was soon tired of
what looked like a hit-and-run
approach. The fight had to be sus-
tained for it is less easy to con-
quer the mind than to destroy the
body. So, in 1876, he started, be-
sides “Viveka Vardhani” another
journal, “Haasya Sanjivani”. It sat-
Kandukuri residence in Rajahmundry irized social evils, and had all the
elements of Restoration Comedy.

Swimming against Time’s current,
Veeresalingam changed the current of life
in Andhra, with no predecessor in his line
and no successor of equal stature.
His versatility was hardly surpassed while as
a writer of prose he was unequalled.
- K Iswara Dutt
Eminent Journalist, Writer
and husband, and thanked Kandukuri’s humaneness
for it. He was really a social reformer who had
adopted journalism. Yet he ended up as at least as
great a journalist as a social reformer. Among his pet
aversions were child marriages, marriages of young
women with old men, Devadasi system, untouchabil-
ity, dowry system, corruption. His writings left the
world a lot happier place to live in. It was not rid of
these evils. It had the evils considerably weakened.
K. Iswara Dutt said of Kandukuri: “Swimming against
Time’s current, Veeresalingam changed the current of
life in Andhra, with no predecessor in his line and no
successor of equal stature. His versatility was hardly
surpassed while as a writer of prose he was un-
equalled. Later-day trends and developments in Tel-
ugu literature have failed to dislodge him from the
peaks on which he stood as a class apart.”
Rajaji wrote: “Andhra Desh and Andhra people could
not be what they are if Veereshalingam had not ar-
rived to vitalize them. He was one of the great men of
Like Ben Jonson and Congreve, Kandukuri used hu- India, of keen insight, great courage and dynamic en-
mour to highlight human degradation in contempo- ergy. He fought against untruth and championed the
rary society. Cheats, swindlers, thieves, debauchees cause of progress with Herculean vigour. Andhra is le-
and all other corrupt people started feeling that they gitimately proud of him, so should all people in South
were being prodded in the ribs with the well sharp- India who know his work very well. His greatness
ened stiletto of satire. They were all cut to the quick rests on its own strength and not any memorials we
and society stopped bleeding. can raise or maintain.”
Kandukuri still had enormous energy left to carry on Dr. Radhakrishnan wrote: “Sri Veeresalingam Pantulu
the fight. He started “Adarsha Vidyarthi Sangh” in was one of the earliest pioneers in South India to de-
1870 and it proved to be a potent instrument of social mand and work for radical changes in our society. Like
reform. Of course, credit for the abolition of the inhu- all pioneers, who are ahead of their time, he suffered
man practice of “Sati” rightly goes to the unceasing ef- misunderstanding and persecution. We owe it to his
forts of Eswarachandra Vidyasagar and Raja Ram memory to work for social regeneration even as he
Mohan Roy. But credit should go to Kandukuri and did, braving all ridicule and danger.”
none else for the ending of compulsory widowhood. Kandukuri died at “Ved Vilas,” his house in Madras on
After all, it was not enough to save a woman from im- May 27, 1919, after willing away all proceeds from the
molating herself on the funeral pyre of her husband if sale of his books to regular upkeep of the institutions
she was thereby only be herself consigned to the burn- he founded. But his great bequest was freedom, self-
ing passions of youthful widowhood. A life saved could confidence and self-respect to the women of Andhra.
- Y. V. Ramakotaiah
not be allowed to burn itself out. This was the noble
stand Kanduduri took. Many a widow found a home
Senior Journalist

INDIA's fIRsT TExTILE CITy
LIKELy TO COmE uP IN AP Amaravati set to
India’s first integrated textiles city is likely to come emerge as influence
up in Andhra Pradesh. The central government has zone, says report
already initiated the process of identifying land,
technology and expertise for the same, according
to Business Standard.
T
he strategic location of Amaravati and the
proposed infrastructure development are
T
set to make it a world class centre and an
extiles Minister Smiriti are expected to generate 10 mil- influence zone, according to report.
Irani reportedly spoke lion new jobs in the textiles sec- Knight Frank LLP, an independent global prop-
to Andhra Pradesh Chief tor in three years. erty consultancy, which prepared the report said
Minister N Chandra The package is estimated to cost the proximity to urban centres like Vijayawada
Babu Naidu for providing land Rs 6,000 crore, which includes and Guntur would ensure that the broader capi-
and other facilities. With Naidu’s funds for additional five per cent tal would be provide large talent pool. Coupled
Telugu Desam Party being an ally duty drawback for the garments with necessary infrastructure, it would provide
of the ruling National Democratic sub-sector. a good option for the companies to move into
Alliance at the Centre, the pro- Andhra Pradesh, hitherto largely rural in charac-
The government is also working
posal, mooted by the NITI Aayog, ter.
on a revamped national textiles
is likely to be accepted. Vijayawada and Guntur would be the two urban
policy, which is expected to be
Officials said Irani, along with placed before the Cabinet soon. centres that would benefit the most from the
Naidu and top officials from NITI The draft policy focuses on new capital as their strengths would be fully
Aayog, would visit China to get a achieving $300 billion exports harnessed. Vijayawada, for instance, could be
first hand information on the and 35 million new jobs by 2024- promoted as the commercial capital and Guntur
working and structure of the pro- 25. as the knowledge hub. The report says the capi-
Light Combat Aircraft
posed mega textile city. tal values in the emerging micro markets like
manufacturing facility in AP
The city would be largely cater- Vuyyur, Autonagar and Poranki are in the range
ing to the export market and of Rs. 1,800 – Rs. 7,000 per sq.ft while those on
build a brand for Indian textiles. A weapons integration facility to the Guntur side like Undavalli, Mangalagiri and
manufacture Light Combat Air- Gorantla valued between Rs. 2,200 – Rs. 4,500
China is a pioneer in building
craft (LCA), said to be the first-of- per sq.ft.
such mega textiles cities. The
its-kind in the country in the The huge investment commitments from domes-
China Textile City in Keqiao dis-
private sector, will be set up in tic and international corporates across indus-
trict is one such example.
West Godavari district of Andhra tries like retail, energy, education and hospital
Founded in the 1980s, China Tex- Pradesh at a total cost of Rs 2,135
tile City is the first national pro- cum medical institutions would have a positive
crore. impact on Amaravati’s real estate in particular
fessional textile market spread
Wem Technologies Private Lim- and that of the capital region in general, the re-
over a construction area of 3.65
ited is partnering with Lockheed port said. The proposed high speed rail corridor
million square metres with
Martin, the largest defence equip- with Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad and
29,000 companies managing
ment manufacturer in the US, to physical infrastructure like the metro rail would
40,000 kinds of products.
set up this facility, Chief Minister give further impetus to the market.
The textiles sector is the largest N Chandrababu Naidu said. "We
employer in the country, employ- Knight Frank India chief economist and national
have decided to allot 350 acres of director-research Samantak Das said the State
ing 32 million people and is criti- land for this facility spread over
cal to Prime Minister Narendra Government was trying its best to build the new
Vatluru and Bhogapuram villages capital city, but it would be a while before it
Modi’s plans to create jobs in the near Eluru in West Godavari dis-
country. could start functioning from this permanent seat
trict. In the first phase, they will of power. The proposed Greenfield capital had
It announced a special package invest Rs 635 crore and provide already generated unprecedented interest in the
for the sector in June aimed at employment to 650 persons. In surrounding areas and the two urban centres Vi-
improving India’s competitive- all, 2510 jobs will be created jayawada and Guntur would be the biggest gain-
ness, which would lead to greater when the facility becomes fully ers of this interest.
v v
production. The reforms, in turn, operational," he said.

araKu A
COffee
raku coffee flavor is capturing the
taste buds of coffee lovers across the
world. The coffee grown in the
agency area of Visakhapatnam is
witnessing a spike in demand, even
as plans are afoot to enter instant coffee market.
Clean Arabica coffee beans, organically grown in
turNINg INtO
Araku by tribals, has been a premium seller on
the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange
Limited (NCDEX), The Hindu reported. The Giri-
PreMIuM
jan Cooperative Corporation sold 700 million
tonnes of the virgin product, known as Araku
BraNd
Coffeee, in the market in just a week.
The Araku Coffee has some 14 serious bidders
and most of it was bought by a couple of
exporters, according to GCC Vice Chairman and
Managing Director A.S.P.S. Ravi Prakash.
“The demand for Araku Coffee stored at our
godown at Narsipatnam in the district is signifi-
cant in view of the fact that the demand for
coffee from traditional sellers has fallen,” he said.
The conventional trading platform ICTA-
Bengaluru has only seen four to five MT of coffee
being bought while Araku Coffee has sold close
to 70 MT per day, he explained.
The Araku Coffee has commanded a premium
over Arabica coffees from across India.
Thousands of tribal farmers harvest coffee beans
which are pooled by the GCC and processed. The
Coffee Board has classified the Arabica from the
region as Araku Coffee. The distinct stall and directly buying the products.
flavour has given it a high demand in The most popular are Girijan Honey,
overseas markets, Mr. Prakash said. Triphala Ras and Nannari Sherbet,
The tribals, who were being paid next are the soaps and then coffee,
around Rs 90 per kg by middlemen, tamarind and most of the customers
are now getting Rs.90 as first instal- are unaware of the entire range of
ment from the GCC and the balance products sold by the GCC, he added.
amount is remitted into the account The mobile stores have already vis-
of the farmer on realisation from sale. ited Pendurthy, Simhachalam and
This year it is Rs.165 per kg of Gajuwaka and would be going around
Arabica Parchment and Rs.72 per kg the rest of the city in phases, Ravi
of cherry. The GCC procured 1,400 Prakash explained.
MT of coffee cherry and produced
Franchise model
800 MT of clean coffee. “We have put
up for sale 770 MT and are planning “We are planning a franchise model
to hold 30 MT for retail sales,” the for increasing the number of outlets.
GCC chief executive officer said. One such franchise is ready for inau-
guration at Gajuwaka,” he added. The
The GCC is selling powdered coffee as
franchisee would be paid mainte-
GCC Araku Coffee and is soon to
nance expenses which would ensure
launch 70:30 blend of coffee and
that the stores maintain the unifor-
chicory to be sold as GCC Vaisakhi. It
mity and deliver a quality experience
is also planning to enter instant cof-
to the customer.
fee market to address all categories of
coffee lovers, he said. This is in line with the government
GCC products now at your

plans for providing a sustainable
doorstep
livelihood for enterprising youth, es-
pecially educated tribal youth, he
Meanwhile, expanding the availability said. The positive performance over
of its popular range of naturally the last two years has helped GCC
grown and processed products the wipe out the accumulated losses and
Girijan Cooperative Corporation has the outlook for the future is bright
launched two mobile stores. with the proactive support of Tribal
Welfare Minister Ravela Kishore
The two stores on wheels are going
Babu, he said.
around popular tourist spots and res-
idential areas to promote the product GCC is likely to enter into an agree-
range and also sell the products to ment with Walmart India to sell its
customers. “In the 10 days since its products across India through the
soft launch the response has been Walmart stores. The details are being
good and in fact we have been able to worked out, he said. GCC and Amul
notch up sales worth Rs 6000 in a are exploring opening of co-branded
two-hour visit to the Beach Road,” stores across the two Telugu-speak-
Ravi Prakash said. ing states to market the products of
both the cooperatives, the Girijan
Most of the customers are visiting the
Managing Director said.
Europe Beckons telugu fIlM
INduStry To Its hinterlands
Europe has become
the hot destination
for Telugu filmmakers
in recent times.
It's not just the visual
splendour of virgin
landscapes of Europe
that draw filmmakers
abroad, says
Hemanth Kumar.
t
elugu film industry's obsession Barcelona and London have be- hottest filmmaking destination
with shooting in exotic locales come common place in Telugu right now in all of Europe, thanks
abroad has a history of over 30 films like never before. And of late, to its abundance of highly-trained
years. Right from USA to New countries like Bulgaria have be- professionals, good logistics sup-
Zealand, Telugu filmmakers have come so popular, as filmmaking port and value for money. Back in
explored some stunning locales in destinations, that they are even 2014, when SS Rajamouli was
all the continents in the world, ex- being used as a proxy for other searching for a location to shoot a
cept Antarctica. However, in the countries. key action sequence for his mag-
past few years, as Telugu film in- While the Swiss Alps and Keuken- num opus, Baahubali, he ended up
dustry kept visiting new locales, hof Gardens in Netherlands were choosing Bulgaria over several
one continent has pipped every the mainstay in the 90s and early other options. And so did Vamshi
other region to emerge as the hot 2000s, the emergence of relatively Paidipally to shoot several scenes
destination for our filmmakers and low-cost destinations like Bulgaria, in his recent film 'Oopiri'. Another
actors - Europe. The lush green Spain, Italy and Portugal in the past upcoming bilingual film - 'Jaguar'
landscapes, dotted with snow- few years have changed the game. too has plenty of stunts that were
capped mountains, along with cas- Bulgaria, in particular, is the shot in Bulgaria.
tles, alleys of cities like Paris, Lyon, v

Travel Masters India Corporation became a backdrop in Iddarammayi- shoot as quickly as they can. "Compared
(TMIC), one of the key players who are latho, Puri Jagannadh chose Malaga and to India, there's Sunlight for longer du-
facilitating film shootings abroad, has several other locales in the region for ration in Europe. Sometimes, the crew
been instrumental in popularising Bul- 'Heart Attack'. And recently, the cast and works for as many as 14 to 16 hours per
garia as the numero uno choice to shoot crew of his latest film 'ISM', starring day on the sets of the film. The long du-
in Europe. The reasons behind this are Kalyan Ram and Aditi Arya have been ration of the shoot, limited resources,
aplenty. The budget required to shoot in shooting in and around Valencia in and the fact that a lot of them get home-
countries like Bulgaria is a lot less com- Spain. Sreenu Vaitla too has been flip- sick becomes a catalyst for the entire
pared to what one would be forced to flopping between Spain and Italy for the crew to bond well with each other," says
spend in Germany, France or UK. And past few years, whereas VV Vinayak has Saran Raparthy.
several technicians from Bulgaria, who travelled the breadth of Europe, from European countries have been betting
come onboard as action choreographers Slovenia and Iceland, to shoot songs for big on tourism for a long time now and
and stunt directors, have plenty of expe- his films. On the other hand, Sukumar film tourism is slowly turning out to be
rience of working in Hollywood produc- has chosen England to shoot his two re- a lucrative option for several countries
tions and high-end TV shows. Saran cent films - 1-Nenokkadine and Nan- that are looking at the Indian market to
Raparthy, Head Of Film Logistics at naku Prematho. attract more tourists. Few countries
TMIC, says, "The local crew offers great It's not just the visual splendour of vir- have even come forward to give tax
support to our actors and many actors gin landscapes of Europe that draw breaks for shooting in their countries
go back with great experiences after filmmakers abroad. It's an open secret and it also results in a boost for the local
shooting in Bulgaria. We recently in the industry that it's a lot more eco- economy, thanks to the creation of jobs
worked on films like Baahubali, Oopiri, nomical to shoot abroad, a lot of times, and more economic activity for short
Shivaay, Jaguar and all of them were ex- than in India. Besides, cinematogra- periods of time.
tremely pleased with the output. Even phers love the soft light that's ubiqui- With so much at stake, it's little wonder
the Bulgarian crew has gotten so used tous in Europe, compared to the harsh that Europe has opened its doors for
to the pace at which the Telugu film- light and dust in the air that is common more filmmakers from Telugu film in-
makers prefer to work that they under- in India, especially when it comes to dustry to explore its hinterlands. As
stand our demands better." shooting romantic scenes. There's also long as we get to see our favourite ac-
Then, there's Spain which is clearly a the prospect of being home sick which tors create iconic moments in a land far
favourite destination for filmmakers propels the entire cast and crew to far away, no one's complaining.
- Hemanth kumar CR
like Puri Jagannadh. While Barcelona work for longer hours to wrap up the

SC UPHOLDS AP PLEA ON DIVISION OF ASSETS
Dismisses Telangana petition, saying no case for review
A
t last, justice has prevailed.
The highest court of the land
supported the argument of
the Andhra Pradesh Govern-
ment that the assets of the united
state should be divided proportion-
ately.
The Supreme Court has dismissed a
petition filed by Telangana to review
an apex court judgment directing divi-
sion of pre-bifurcation assets of the
Andhra Pradesh State Council of
Higher Education (APSCHE) between
the two successor States in the popu-
lation ratio of 58:42.
A Bench of Justices V. Gopala Gowda
and Arun Mishra rejected Telangana’s
review petition against the APSCHE,
observing that “no case for review is
made out.”
“Application for hearing in open court
is rejected. We have gone through the
review petitions and the relevant doc-
uments. In our opinion, no case for re-
‘Sensitive, tricky’
view is made out. The review
petitions are, accordingly, dismissed,” who authored the March 18 judgment
the Supreme Court observed in a brief had observed. Noting that the “issue of bifurcation of
order on Tuesday, which was released The apex court had set aside the High States is both sensitive as well as
on Wednesday. Court’s decision that the successor tricky,” the Supreme Court held that
March 18 verdict
State of Andhra Pradesh has ab- “care must be taken to ensure that no
solutely no right over the institutions discrimination is done against either
With this, the Bench refused to recon- in the city of Hyderabad solely by of the successor State.”
sider its March 18 verdict which con- virtue of the fact that Hyderabad falls “There must be an equitable bifurca-
demned Telangana’s claim of in the successor State of Telangana. tion of the assets and liabilities of the
ownership over the entire funds and The High Court had endorsed Telan- statutory bodies among the two suc-
assets of the erstwhile APSCHE gana’s view that under Section 75 of cessor States as well, to ensure wel-
merely for the reason that they were the Reorganisation Act, 2014, assets fare of the public at large residing
located at Hyderabad, which is now belonging to specified institutions within these territories,” the apex
part of Telangana after the bifurca- under the Tenth Schedule exclusively court had held.
tion. belong to the State.
The Supreme Court had directed the
“By no stretch of imagination can it be Justice Gowda, however, dismissed apportionment of the assets of the AP-
assumed that the complete takeover this. “We are wholly unable to agree SCHE between the two successor
of assets of the erstwhile APSCHE by with this contention advanced on be- States in the population ratio of 58:42
the Telangana State Council for Higher half of the State of Telangana. If this as per Section 2(h) of the 2014 Act.
Education, on the ground that the contention is accepted, it would ren-
State institution happens to be in Hy- der Section 47 of the 2014 Act, which It had provided that in case the two
derabad, which is now a part of Telan- provides for the apportionment of as- States were unable to arrive at an
gana, was what the legislature had in sets and liabilities among the succes- agreement, the Central government
contemplation while enacting the Re- sor States, useless and nugatory,” the may constitute a committee and help
organisation Act, 2014,” Justice Gowda March 18 judgment said. the States reach an agreement within
two months. v
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chief minister’s
social network
CM Chandrababu Naidu is an active social media
user. Many of you have been actively following
his activities with admiration. Here are a few
snapshots from his Twitter account and those
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HAPPENING AP
Tuition fee structure for MBBS, BDS courses changes in the central list of castes/communities for in-
clusion/amendment/ deletion in respect of the State of
The State government has revised the tuition fee struc-
Andhra Pradesh and inclusion of several castes/commu-
ture for MBBS/BDS courses in unaided minority and
nities in the Central List of Other Backward Classes
non-minority medical and dental professional institu-
(OBCs) for the new State of Telangana. The gazette noti-
tions in the State. According to government orders, the
fication dated August 11, uploaded on the government
tuition fee for MBBS course for ‘A’ category seats in
website listed modifications in respect of 109
both private, unaided minority and non-minority med-
castes/communities in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
ical colleges has been fixed at Rs.10,000 per annum and
Rs.11,00,000 for ‘B’ category seats. For ‘C’ category
(NRI), it should not exceed five times maximum charge- Third rail line between Vijayawada, Gudur
able fee to ‘B’ category students per annum. For under-
graduate dental courses in private, unaided minority The Central government has given its approval for the
and non-minority dental colleges, the fee has been fixed construction of the third rail line between Vijayawada
at Rs.10,000 per annum for ‘A’ category, Rs.4,50,000 for and Gudur Junction at an estimated cost of Rs.3,246.60
‘B’ category and not exceeding five times maximum crore. The expected completion cost of the project, ap-
chargeable fee to ‘B’ category students. The tuition fee proved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
is payable annually for four academic years and there chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is pegged at
will be a five per cent increment in tuition fee per year Rs.3,875.68 crore. The 287.67-km-long third line, part of
to offset inflation. the Grand Trunk route connecting the northern and
southern States, is expected to be completed in six
years. The section contributes significantly to the move-
Amaravati will be constructed by 2018 ment of foodgrain to the southern States and it would
augment services of freight trains catering to demands
Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Devel-
at various loading points.
opment P Narayana said construction of the capital city
at Amaravati would be completed by 2018. Plots to the
farmers who gave their land for pooling would be given Senior journalist Kasipathi passes away
away on lottery basis in October and November. Speak-
ing at a workshop on ‘Mana Amaravat, he said Rs. 5 lakh Eminent journalist and orator, Yadhati Kasipathi, who
crore was required to build a world-class capital city. . was a sympathiser of the then People’s War Group,
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu wants the city to passed away recently. He was 75 and is survived by wife
be able to provide economic stability, viability, and op- Pushpa and two daughters - Pragathi and Vennela. He
portunities to people, he said. Many MNCs are showing had been ailing for a few years. A native of Anantapur
interest in setting up their shops in Amravati, but they district, he spent most of his life there. For long he
need infrastructure and proper climate to operate, he worked for the Telugu daily ‘Andhra Prabha’. His news
added. items were also published in The Indian Express . A vo-
racious reader, he used to be found in his stuffy office
surrounded by papers. An accused in the Parvathipuram
Venkataramana Reddy new NMM Director conspiracy case, he was also jailed for a while. He was
Vemuri Venkataramana Reddy, former Director of Sri attracted by the Leftist ideology primarily due to top
Venkateswara University’s (SVU) Oriental Research Insti- Communist leader Tarimela Nagi Reddy.
tute, was appointed as the Director of National Mission
for Manuscripts (NMM), New Delhi. The main objective
of the mission is to preserve, conserve and publish the Jaladi awards presented
ancient knowledge hidden in various places across Actor Sharat Babu and lyricist and poet Chandra Bose
India. Prof. Reddy reiterated his resolve to preserve the have received the Jaladi Jeevan Saphalya Puraskaram
manuscripts and propagate the ancient knowledge, be- and Jaladi Atmiya Puraskaram respectively during the
sides encouraging various institutions, scholars and stu- 85th birth anniversary of the noted poet and lyricist
dents with training programmes on manuscriptology Jaladi. Minister for HRD Ganta Srinivasa Rao presented
and palaeography (study of scripts used for writing). the awards. MLAs V. Ganesh Kumar and V. Anitha, ac-
tors Gollapudi Maruthi Rao and Vankayala Satya-
Changes to oBC lists notified narayana, star-maker L. Satyanand and founder
president of the trust Jaladi Vijaya were present.
The Union Government has notified several significant

Rs. 32 crore sanctioned for Rajakas the facilities at Kalyanakatta, is also toying with the idea
of interlinking the monolithic structure with the old free
Andhra Pradesh Washermen Cooperative Societies Fed-
meals complex which at present has been transformed
eration Limited Chairman Rajahmundry Narayana, dur-
into a Pilgrim Amenities Complex (PAC-IV). TTD Execu-
ing a visit to Chittoor district, said that about Rs.32 crore
tive Officer D. Sambasiva Rao said that it had become
has been sanctioned, for the current financial year,
imperative on the part of the management to focus its
aimed at the development and welfare of Rajakas,
attention more on the Kalyanakatta as 35,000 to 50,000
across the State. He later addressed the officials, during
pilgrims get their heads shaved every day at the monu-
the review meet, and urged them work hard in achiev-
mental structure in fulfilment of their prayers. The erst-
ing the targets, so as to contribute towards their finan-
while free meals complex, which at present is equipped
cial development via government welfare schemes.
with more than 140 bathrooms, in addition to locker fa-
“Hasten the construction of dhobi ghats across the dis-
cilities and commodious foyers will go a long way in ab-
trict and hold regular review meets, once every three
sorbing the impact of crowds if connected to
months, to keep a track of implementation of welfare
Kalyanakatta. The interlinking of both the monumental
schemes” he added. Narayana said that the federation
structures will also drastically trim down the waiting
would tour the districts and identify problems at the
time of the devotees being spent in the queue lines.
grassroots-level, before submitting a memorandum to
the government.
daily flight from Vizag to Kolkata
IndiGo introduced its first non-stop daily flight between
NTR Trust to open schools in all districts Visakhapatnam and Kolkata with effect from August 15.
NTR Trust, the not-for-profit trust of the Telugu Desam Flight no. 6 E-885 will leave Kolkata at 10.30 a.m. and
Party, working in the areas of education, livelihood, and arrive visakhapatnam at 12.25 p.m. and in the return di-
others, will set up NTR Model Schools in each district of rection 6 E -886 will take off from Visakhapatnam at
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the coming days. The 12.55 p.m. and reach Kolkata at 3 p.m. The introductory
schools, presently with three branches in Hyderabad, all-inclusive one-way fare has been fixed at Rs.2,999.
Warangal, and Krishna districts, have so far extended “Expanding operations in Visakhapatnam is in line with
education facilities to close to 3,000 underprivileged our growth strategy outlined for the domestic skies. The
students, mostly orphans, within the schools as well as new flights are launched to cater to the needs of both
outside. “We want to extend a helping hand to the un- business and leisure travellers, who are on the lookout
derprivileged students so that they come out of the vi- for new and affordable flying options,” Aditya Ghosh,
cious cycle of poverty, factions, and extremism,” NTR president of IndiGo, noted in a statement.
Trust trustee Nara Lokesh said. Lokesh said that the
Trust was planning to expand its operations to cover at
Stone laid for State police headquarters
least 5,000 students in an academic year by 2020.
The new headquarters for the Andhra Pradesh Police
will be built within four months on the premises of the
GE to invest up to $31 m in wind project in AP APSP 6th Battalion at Mangalagiri in the capital region.
GE Energy Financial Services will invest up to $31 million Located at a distance of 15 km from the Secretariat in
in a subsidiary of independent power producer Mytrah Velagapudi, the police headquarters is the second major
and thus support development of a 200 MW wind en- government office in the capital region. The building
ergy project in Andhra Pradesh. Mytrah Vayu (Tungab- would house the office of the DGP. It would come up on
hadra) Pvt. Ltd has entered into a definitive agreement 75,000 sq. ft. area on a site overlooking the National
with Guayama P.R. Holdings B. V., an investment vehicle Highway. Director-General of Police N Sambasiva Rao
of GE Energy Financial Services in this regard. Announc- said that the state-of-the-art building in the reserve for-
ing this the IPP with focus on renewable energy said est area would be built in complete conformity with
that GE has agreed to invest $ 31 million in MVTPL to global standards. The ergonomic design of the building
support the development of a 200 MW wind energy would ensure optimum utilisation of space. The G+4
project in Andhra Pradesh. GE will invest up to 49 per structure with glass facade would be fully air-condi-
cent of the capital of MVTPL. tioned to ensure comfort for staff at all levels.
TTD to make improvements at Kalyanakatta

The TTD, which is seriously contemplating to improve v

fREE sAND POLICy
F
or the first time in the country, people in Andhra As per the Policy, the sand in Andhra Pradesh is available
Pradesh are availing sand free of cost, following AP free of cost for all people. Restrictions had been imposed on
Free Sand Policy which came into force from March storing excessive quantity of sand and mining in the areas
2016. The state government is expected to forgo a where sand mining is prohibited. Criminal cases entailing
revenue of over Rs 200 crore due to the policy. huge fines and imprisonment had been put in place in case
of violation of the policy.
Status of sand reaches

• Number of reaches earlier operated by
SHGs : 383
• Number of currently operational reaches :
508
• Quantity available in the currently opera-
tional reaches : 163 lakh cu m
• Number of identified reaches for which EC
is to be obtained:17 (13 lakh cu m)
• Total reaches : 525 (176 lakh cu.m)
Vigilance activity
• Task forces created at Village, Mandal, Di-
visional and District levels
• Number of border check posts established
: 71
• Number of cases booked : 242
• Number of vehicles seized: 442
• Number of persons arrested : 376
Status of Call Centre

• Call centre established on 21.03.2016 to
receive complaints pertaining to sand ex-
cavation
• Toll free no. 1800 599 4599
• Call centre is operational 24 hours a day
in 3 shifts
Mana Sand Mobile App

The Mines & Geology Department is devel-
oping a mobile app called 'Mana Sand'
where in users can upload the details of the
sand requirement and can also find the de-
tails of vehicle transport and details of the
loading point and destination. The mobile
app “Mana Sand” is being implemented as a
pilot project in Srikakulam, Vizainagram,
Visakhapatnam and East Godavari Districts.
v
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SHOWING GRATITUDE
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Pic 1: Godavari Antya Pushkaralu celebrated with
fervour in Rajahmundry.
Pic 2 CM Chandrababu Naidu felicitating Olympic
silver medalist P V Sindhu in Vijayawada.
Pic 3: CM in a mock badminton match with P V Sindhu
hg
on the felicitation stage in Vijayawada.
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