Make‘Vanam-Manam’ a people's movement: APCM

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, in a teleconference, urged people to come forward and participate in large numbers in the ‘Vanam-Manam’ programme scheduled to take place on the 29th of this month.

“One crore saplings will be planted on the 29th. I urge 5 crore people to take part in this programme. Let us increase the green cover in AP by 50%. Join us to turn Andhra Pradesh into Haritha Andhra Pradesh”, the CM said.

The Chief Minister asked the team leaders to monitor plant growth on a regular basis. Besides this, he called for geo-tagging of saplings to protect them.

Appealing the business community and NGO’s to take part in the Vanam Manam programme, the CM asked them to lend support by donating ‘Tree Guards’ in order to protect the saplings and young plants from wind.

Works such as tree plantation, Panta Sanjeevani and construction of CC roads should go on without any pause and works of Neeru Chettu should pick up pace the CM said.

He called for proper utilization of material component funds of Rs. 635 crores granted to take up CC road construction, Panta Sanjeevani, Neeru Chetu. 

“Suitable plan should be drafted to utilise eight thousand crores sanctioned under NREGA. Horticulture works should be accelerated,” the CM suggested.
He later appealed to all the officials from the highest cadre to the lowest cadre to take responsibility to ensure smooth flow of the administration without any breaks at any level.

He advised the NGO’s to construct ‘Soak Pits’ in villages and towns to allow water to soak into the ground. Soak pits will help absorb groundwater and thereby increase its levels the CM said.

Calling for proper coordination among the villages and departments the CM ordered the officials to set up district and department dashboards to monitor their performances and to get real-time updates.

The CM asked the officials to search for other areas, besides command and noncommand area, which can be irrigated and is fit to implement NTR Jala Siri.

Expressing his disappointment on the slow pace of works in the construction of Anganwadi centers, Vermicompost plants, and individual household toilets, he instructed the officials to speed up the process and achieve the targets set under various schemes by the end of this year.

“There is nothing that a man cannot achieve. Officials and staff at all levels should work happily. Through the use of teleconference, video conference, and the internet, the administration is made easy and will help to deliver services to the public in a transparent manner,” the CM said.

The Chief Minister used the Chain metaphor to explain the working of the administration. He said that the slightest break in the chain will affect the whole administration and will bring the system to a standstill. 

The teleconference was attended by 4,600 officials, public representatives, and other officials.