Several road development works estimated at ₹15.71 crore, taken up with the support of the Union and State governments, are progressing rapidly across Ponnur constituency, Union Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said on Saturday.
Mr. Chandra Sekhar said the government was bringing several crores of rupees in development funds to the constituency and that ₹2 crore of the ₹5 crore annual MP funds available to him was being allocated to Ponnur. He said Central funds were being secured for bridge projects in Guntur and several tanks were being developed with the cooperation of Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan.
Mr. Chandra Sekhar, along with Ponnur MLA Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar, inaugurated and laid foundation stones for road works at Kopparavuru and Anumarlapudi in Pedakakani mandal, Sekuru and Thotlapalem in Chebrolu mandal, and Doppalapudi and Jadavalli in Ponnur mandal.
He said issues relating to 22A lands were also being resolved and that fertilizer distribution was being streamlined through technology and an OTP-based system to prevent artificial shortages.
Mr. Narendra said villagers had repeatedly sought better roads and that the works had been delayed as they involved major expenditure and required the completion of various formalities.
He assured that repairs to a bridge damaged in an accident would be completed within a month and said work on a new bridge would also be expedited.
Published – September 05, 2026 11:47 pm IST
