Minister inaugurates ₹12 crore biomining project in Anantapur

Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development P. Narayana on Friday inaugurated the ₹12 crore bio-mining and bio‑remediation project at Gooty Road dumping yard in Anantapur.

The initiative was launched under Anantapur cluster, which covers six urban civic bodies, with a target of clearing 1.68 lakh tonnes of legacy waste and converting 12.3 acre yard into a public park. The Minister also unveiled plaques for new roads and drains at ₹2 crore and took part in a plantation drive.

Later, addressing a public meeting, Mr. Narayana said that Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu-led government had scrapped the garbage collection tax which was introduced by the previous Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government.

“The State government had set a target to clear 85 lakh tonnes of legacy waste State-wide by October 2. We have already cleared 50 lakh tonnes as of now. Anantapur holds 1.65 lakh tonnes of leftover garbage. Efforts are underway to clear four to six thousand tonnes daily,” Mr. Narayana said, directing the officials to turn the site into a green lung space soon.

He said that women in the State could travel free in the APSRTC buses from August 15. “We are bound to deliver every poll promise to the people,” he added.

The Minister said that the Amrut scheme was under brisk progress with ₹8,500 crore allocated to provide tap water connections to every house in the State in the next couple of years. He said that the areas of Anantapur municipal corporation, Tadipatri, Guntakal, Rayadurgam, Gooty, and Kalyandurg municipalities would be covered under the programme.

Local MLA D. Venkateswara Prasad said that the project could bring a solution to three decades old problem in Anantapur district, and alleged that the previous YSRCP government mishandled the funds from the Central government.

Collector V. Vinod Kumar and senior officials from the government departments and cadre of the Coalition parties took part in the programme.