Overview

• At the Swarnandhra–Swachhandhra event in Macherla, the chief minister joined sanitation workers in a tank cleaning drive and addressed a public meeting.
• He handed over ₹52 crore to women’s self-help groups and announced ₹50 crore to develop Macherla as a model municipality.
• The government reports clearing more than 85 lakh tonnes of legacy waste ahead of Gandhi Jayanthi under the state’s sanitation push.
• Waste-to-energy plants are operational in Visakhapatnam and Guntur, with additional facilities planned in Rajamahendravaram, Nellore, Kadapa and Kurnool.
• Naidu vowed to complete the Varikapudisela project and reiterated a 2027 completion target for Polavaram, alongside plans to link major rivers for water security.