Date:12/05/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/05/12/stories/2006051207280300.htm

Andhra Pradesh - Others

`Priority for water supply'

Staff Reporter

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KADAPA: Augmentation of drinking water supply, grant of pensions and housing are being accorded priority under Praja Patham, Kadapa Mayor P. Ravindranath Reddy said on Thursday.

Mr. Reddy went round the 26, 36, 43 and 45 municipal divisions on Thursday. Efforts were on to supply drinking water in every civic division on a warfooting to mitigate hardships of people who had to fetch drinking water from some distance in erstwhile municipality, he said.