Pradeep Vennelakanti Tirupati

WithPrime Minister Narendra Modi expected to attend the national conference of DGPs and IGPs in Tirupati during December 4-6, District Collector Dr S Venkateswar has directed officials of all departments to coordinate and complete the necessary arrangements within the stipulated time.

The Collector held a Zoom meeting with officials of various departments in the Collectorate on Tuesday. District SP L Subba Rayudu and Joint Collector R Govinda Rao also participated in the meeting.

During the meeting, the Collector reviewed preparations related to accommodation, security, transportation, electricity, medical facilities, drinking water and sanitation for the national-level delegates attending the conference.

He instructed officials to collect details of government and private hotels, guest houses and homestays and complete accommodation reservations in advance. He also asked them to speed up pending works and carry out necessary repairs without delay. The Collector directed officials to begin road beautification works in Tirupati city immediately. He said footpaths should be kept clear for pedestrians and instructed the concerned departments to ensure proper street lighting and other lighting arrangements. He also asked officials to conduct joint field visits to IISER, IIT and the Indian Culinary Institute (ICI) to review the facilities and identify the works required at these institutions.

Stressing the need for proper coordination, the Collector said each department should prepare an action plan based on its assigned responsibilities and regularly monitor the progress of works. Any problems identified during field inspections should be addressed immediately, he said. He made it clear that all arrangements should be completed within the stipulated deadlines and that there should be no negligence in preparations for the conference.

Tirupati Municipal Corporation Commissioner M Jayakrishna, Additional Commissioner Sarada Devi, DRO G Narasimhulu, TUDA Secretary N Srikanth, APSPDCL SE Chandrasekhara Rao, R&B SE Raja Naik and Airport Director Bhoominathan attended the meeting.