Municipal Administration Minister Dr P. Narayana warned that ‘Operation Budameru’ will be initiated soon and steps will be taken to punish those responsible for the Vijayawada floods. He said that Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is moving ahead to take stern action against those who grabbed Budameru lands.
Minister Narayana said that those who have occupied Budameru areas should not be left behind under any circumstances and whoever they are should think before and after. He said that Budameru floods have given a clear picture on those who had resorted to large scale irregularities.
Minister Narayana said that there is no problem in supplying food and drinking water to the flood victims and many precautions are being taken in the matter of sanitation. He revealed that CM Chandrababu Naidu has issued orders to provide food, fresh water and essential kits to the flood victims till they fully recover.
He explained that 77,000 electricity connections have been restored in Vijayawada so far and the government officials and electricity department staff are taking appropriate measures to ensure that electricity is supplied to all areas soon.
Minister Narayana explained that the current situation in Vijayawada is due to the occupation of Budameru areas by the previous YCP government. It is known that during the previous YCP government, many YCP leaders had encroached on Badameru and sold that land to innocent people.
Meanwhile, Chandrababu Naidu lamented that during pregious regime some resorted to indiscriminate irregularities taking shelter from political support. However, he asserted for his government nothing is more important to this government than public safety.
He said that there is a situation in Kolleru where water is backing up due to encroachments, and he will look into this and encroachment will be done. He assured that steps will be taken to prevent such floods from happening again in Vijayawada. Stating that all the drains have been destroyed during the last 5 years, he said that all will be modernized.
