Hans News Service Asifabad

Sarpanchsand panchayat secretaries must work in coordination to identify and resolve long-standing issues in villages, said district Collector K Haritha here on Friday.

She was speaking at a training programme on village development held at the Collectorate, alongside Additional Collector Yuvraj Marmat and Swachh Bharat Mission State Nodal Officer Sridhar.

The program was attended by Mandal Parishad Development officers, Mandal Panchayat officers, panchayat secretaries, and sarpanchs.

Speaking on the occasion, the Collector emphasized that Sarpanchs should identify problems within their Gram Panchayat limits and collaborate with panchayat secretaries to address them. She advised installing controllers to ensure streetlights do not remain on during the day, thereby saving electricity, and urged against the indiscriminate disposal of plastic covers and bottles in villages, noting that such waste accumulates in drains during heavy rains, obstructing flow and causing sewage to enter residential areas.

She also called for measures to construct soak pits in villages, particularly in areas where water tends to stagnate. Instructions were issued to take measures for the construction of additional classrooms and toilets in schools; it was noted that construction work is being vandalized during holidays, and directives were given to identify the perpetrators and take appropriate action against them.

Sarpanches and Panchayat Secretaries were advised to work in coordination to ensure village development.