Archive · 14 Dec 2025
Guntur Mayor Approves Encroachment Regularisation and Village Merger
The Mayor of Guntur, K Ravindra, had a special meeting to talk about making some changes in the city.
They decided to allow people to keep buildings that were built on land they didn't own in two areas called Pragathi Nagar and Yanadi Colony.
They also talked about adding 11 nearby villages to the city to help them grow faster.
Meanwhile, another leader, Yarlagadda Venkata Rao, said he will have meetings in villages to listen to people's problems and fix them quickly.
He asked people to tell him their issues one by one so he can help them better.
All the problems people tell him will be written down and put online, and the people in charge will say what they did about them in a week.
Guntur Mayor K Ravindra approved the issuance of NOCs for regularising encroachments in Pragathi Nagar and Yanadi Colony.
Prathipadu MLA Burla Rama Anjaneyulu proposed the merger of 11 villages into the Guntur Municipal Corporation for faster development.
An emergency GMC Council meeting was held to discuss these issues, with opinions compiled into a report for the district collector.
Gannavaram MLA Yarlagadda Venkata Rao announced village-level Praja Darbars to address citizens' issues more efficiently.
Petitions received at the Praja Darbar will be uploaded online, and officials will submit a status report within a week.
- Who
- Guntur Mayor K Ravindra, Prathipadu MLA Burla Rama Anjaneyulu, Gannavaram MLA Yarlagadda Venkata Rao
- What
- Approval of encroachment regularisation and village merger, announcement of Praja Darbars
- When
- Friday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Guntur Municipal Council Hall, Peda Avutapalli village in Unguturu mandal
- Why
- To accelerate development activities and ensure faster redressal of citizens' issues
- Location
- Guntur, Andhra Pradesh
- Meeting Type
- Emergency GMC Council Meeting
- Villages Proposed for Merger
- 11 villages including Challavari Palem, Chinapalakaluru, Dasupalem, Gollapalem, Jonnalagadda, Lalapuram, Mallavaram, Obul Naidu Palem, Thokavari Palem, Turakapalem, and Vengalayapalem
- Encroachment Areas
- Pragathi Nagar and Yanadi Colony
- MLA's Initiative
- Praja Darbars at village level
- MLA's Constituency
- Gannavaram Assembly constituency, Krishna district
- Petition Handling
- Petitions uploaded online, status report within a week