VIJAYAWADA:
Mayor
Rayana
Bhagya Lakshmi assumed charge at
Vijayawada Municipal Corporation
head office on Sunday. In her first order of business, the newly-elected mayor of
Vijayawada
signed a file accepting proposals for the development of greenery and restoration of drinking water supply as announced.
Speaking on the occasion, Bhagya Lakshmi thanked chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for giving her a chance to serve the city. “Improving basic infrastructure in the city is my top priority. I will give equal importance to opposition party corporators and take their valuable suggestions in development of the city,” she said.
“I have focussed on core issues like drinking water supply, greenery and road repairs as they are top priority,” the mayor said while adding that she will develop the city on all fronts with the support of higher authorities and get good amount of funds from the government.
Meanwhile, VMC authorities are focussed on the
budget for the 2021–22 financial year. A pre-budget meeting will be held soon in which allocations for various heads will be finalised. Budget sessions of the council will be conducted in the first week of April.
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Read MoreVenu Lanka is a special correspondent, at The Times of India-Vijayawada. He covers developments related to VMC/APCRDA, Janasena, education, health, endowments, and agriculture-related stories. He holds two graduate degrees, one in business management and another in law. He completed his post-graduation in journalism and mass communication, apart from completing short-term courses.
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