Hans News Service Hanumakonda

Transportand BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Thursday announced that Keshavpur village in Elkathurthi mandal will be developed as a Solar Model Village, with solar power facilities and solar pumps to be promoted across the village.

Participating in the “Ponnam Anna for Villages – Public Governance in Villages” programme, the Minister received petitions from villagers and farmers and directed officials to resolve problems on the spot. He said solar systems would be installed in households, enabling residents to meet their electricity needs and sell surplus power. Road works from Gunturpalle to Keshavpur have been sanctioned at a cost of Rs 3.5 crore.

Prabhakar also urged villagers to adopt water conservation measures under the Jala Siri programme and encouraged farmers to take up oil palm cultivation. He assured Rs 10 lakh for village development if oil palm is cultivated on 300 acres. He said a sub-market yard would be established and Keshavpur developed as a key village in the Husnabad constituency. The Minister also reviewed welfare schemes, housing, sanitation, healthcare and pension programmes.