Action plan soon on ryots' problems: CM

By Our Correspondent

KARLAM (Vizianagaram) JAN. 6. The Chief Minister, Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, said on Saturday that an action plan as to how the problems of farmers could be tackled in the near feature would be prepared on the basis of the feedback he would receive from the 80 supervisory officers deployed for the 14th round of Janmabhoomi programme.

Participating in a gram sabha here on Saturday, the Chief Minister explained at length the concept of Janmabhoomi. He assured the gathering that he would take personal interest in the development of the backward Vizianagaram district. In contrast to the prevailing drought conditions here, in other districts, where the crop yield was good, the farmers were not getting support price due to growing competition in the agricultural sector, he said, and suggested to farmers to adopt methods that would improve yield at very low investment.

Lively exchanges

According to a Srikakulam report, the gram sabha of the Chief Minister at Tandyamvalasa, near here, turned out to be a fruitful one with the villagers expressing themselves freely and utilising the opportunity to voice their needs and Mr. Naidu positively responding to them. He promised a lift irrigation scheme for the village. Mr. Naidu directed the nodal officer, Mr. Rajagopala Rao, to do away with the reading out of the Chief Minister's message since he himself was present. In his address later, he talked about the problems caused by the abundant production of paddy. The yield had gone up from 2,400 kg an acre to 2,550 kg.

Mr. Naidu had his interaction with presidents of self- help groups in a relaxed mood. With an enthusiastic crowd, he gently went ahead with his questioning, encouraging leaders of various groups.

It was the Jalarakshana Samiti president who threw the crowd and those present into peals of laughter. He tried to bluff his way through but later admitted that he was given the responsibility recently. His attempts to speak in English raised laughter and he continued to do so in spite of the Chief Minister repeatedly telling him to speak in Telugu. In his interaction with SHG members involved in Akshar Sankranti programme, the Chief Minister made a 60-year-old woman read out a lesson and expressed his satisfaction.

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