Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu lavishly heaped facilities on his Kuppam constituency. While he bestowed medical college, engineering college, purified drinking water, agro-industrial zone and Israeli irrigation technology in his previous regime 15 years ago, which were then unimaginable to the region, this time he rained high-tech goodies like airport, educational hub, Wi-Fi enabled campuses, skill development centre, 4G network etc., which are certainly ahead of what Kuppam is known for.
Addressing students of PES Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (PESIMSR) and Kuppam Engineering College (KEC) on Wednesday, he expressed the wish to see students taking academics beyond the classrooms and directed the managements to provide Wi-Fi on the campuses, which was received with loud cheers from students.
However, the 4G network, scheduled to be inaugurated on Wednesday, could not be launched due to technical snag and would become a reality in a week.
Apart from a skill development centre in KEC, Mr. Naidu inaugurated Rs. 3 crore solar power facility at PESIMSR, which would not only help the institute become grid-independent, but also spend less on power and get back its investment in six years. Promising to turn Kuppam into an educational hub, he advised both the institutions to start offering higher courses.
Gold medal
PESIMSR chairman M.R. Doreswamy announced to institute a gold medal in the name of Mr. Chandrababu Naidu to be presented to meritorious students, but the latter wanted it named as the Chief Minister’s medal.
Mr. Naidu’s promise to get halt for more trains at Kuppam station, located on the Chennai-Bengaluru high-density traffic section, came as a relief as most of the Bengaluru-based trainers and doctors commute daily by train.
He rained benefits on party cadre too. Narayana Heart Care offered health cards for TDP workers of Kuppam.
Mr. Naidu personally presented the cards to five active workers, including the party general secretary G. Srinivasulu, considered Mr. Naidu’s close confidant in Kuppam.
