District Collector Siddarth Jain on Wednesday said the administration was geared up to tackle drinking water crisis in the district during summer, with an action plan being readied to create amenities at an estimated Rs. 100 crore.
The Collector was launching the one-day ‘Public awareness campaign on government welfare schemes’ at the TTD Kalyana Mandapam at Kuppam.
Mr. Jain said Chittoor district had been reeling under drought conditions for more than a decade, with groundwater levels dropping to below 1,300 feet.
“Apart from providing drinking water, our top priorities are water conservation works to sustain agriculture and providing water and fodder to cattle across the district. All officials and people’s representatives should make concerted efforts tackle drinking water crisis during summer,” he said and emphasising the need for greater public participation, “without which tangible results will not be possible”.
The Collector also sought field-level officials of MPTC and ZPTCs, Panchayat Secretaries and members of Janmabhumi committees to actively participating in preparation of modules for smart village and smart ward concepts, besides launching massive awareness campaigns in all villages about the 20-point rural development agenda as envisaged by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. Madanapalle Sub-Collector R.V. Karnan, Kuppam Area Development Authority Special Officer Priyanka and Zilla Parishad Chief Executive Officer Venugopal Reddy were also present.
