Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Collector Sanctions Land for Paddy Godown and Burial Ground
District Collector Himanshu Shukla visited Maktapuram village on Thursday.
He was checking whether government programmes were helping people.
Villagers told him they needed a godown to store paddy.
They also asked for a proper burial ground.
The Collector sanctioned land for these needs.
He asked an officer to find suitable places and prepare proposals.
He also saw farms and spoke with farmers about their problems.
Officials were told to run two bus trips each day from Nellore to the village.
District Collector Himanshu Shukla toured Maktapuram village under the Palle Veekshana programme.
Villagers and farmers raised concerns about paddy storage and a burial ground.
The Collector sanctioned land and directed the RDO to identify sites and submit proposals.
Land was identified for a bus stand at Sangam mandal headquarters.
The Collector directed RTC officials to run two daily trips between Nellore and the village.
- Who
- District Collector Himanshu Shukla, village residents, farmers, the RDO and RTC officials.
- What
- The Collector sanctioned land for a paddy godown and burial ground, reviewed development programmes, and ordered improved bus services.
- When
- Thursday.
- Where
- Maktapuram village in Sangam mandal, Nellore district; a bus stand site was identified at Sangam mandal headquarters.
- Why
- The Palle Veekshana programme aims to identify village-level problems and resolve them on the spot.
- Programme
- Palle Veekshana
- Village visited
- Maktapuram
- Mandal
- Sangam
- District Collector
- Himanshu Shukla
- Land sanctioned for
- A paddy storage godown and burial ground
- Bus service direction
- Two daily trips from Nellore to Maktapuram village
- Additional infrastructure
- A site was identified for a bus stand at Sangam mandal headquarters