Archive · 7 Oct 2026
VMC Steps Up Checks to Ensure Safe Drinking Water
Vijayawada’s municipal commissioner visited several parts of the city to check public services.
He asked officials to make sure drinking water is clean and tested regularly.
He also said people should get purified water without interruptions.
Officials were told to prevent water waste, remove rubbish and clear standing water.
After rain, they should take steps to stop mosquitoes from breeding.
The commissioner also checked an Anna Canteen’s food, water and cleanliness.
He asked officials to inspect canteens every day and fix problems quickly.
Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Commissioner H.M. Dhyanachandra directed officials to ensure residents receive clean, safe drinking water.
During Tuesday’s field inspection, he reviewed water supply, sanitation, mosquito control and civic amenities across several Vijayawada areas.
At a water plant on Bhagat Singh Road, he ordered regular facility inspections and drinking-water laboratory tests at prescribed intervals.
He called for uninterrupted purified-water supply, prevention of water wastage, prompt waste removal and clearance of stagnant water.
He ordered anti-malaria measures after spells of rain and daily checks of Anna Canteens’ food, water and sanitation.
- Who
- Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Commissioner H.M. Dhyanachandra and accompanying officials.
- What
- The commissioner inspected water supply, sanitation, mosquito-control measures and civic amenities, and directed officials to strengthen checks.
- When
- Tuesday; the articles do not specify the date.
- Where
- Vemula Shyamala Devi Road, Bhagat Singh Road, Satyanarayanapuram, Ajit Singh Nagar and Sundarayyanagar Katta in Vijayawada.
- Why
- To ensure safe drinking water and address sanitation, mosquito-control and public-canteen quality.
Article One
Article Two
Name of the water plant
Article One
Identifies the facility as the VRRO water plant.
Article Two
Identifies it as the VR Aqua RO water plant.
Officials accompanying the commissioner
Article One
Names Assistant Medical and Health Officer Dr. Annapurna and Executive Engineer Gopalakrishnamurthy.
Article Two
Names Assistant Medical Health Officer Dr. P. Anupurna and Executive Engineer Gopalakrishna Murthy.
- Commissioner
- H.M. Dhyanachandra
- Water plant visited
- A water plant on Bhagat Singh Road in Satyanarayanapuram; the articles identify it as VRRO and VR Aqua RO, respectively.
- Water-quality measures
- Regularly inspect water plants in every division and conduct laboratory tests at prescribed intervals.
- Supply direction
- Maintain uninterrupted supply of purified drinking water and prevent wastage.
- Sanitation measures
- Remove accumulated waste and stagnant water from vacant plots in coordination with property owners.
- Mosquito control
- Conduct anti-malaria activities immediately after every spell of rain.
- Canteen inspected
- Anna Canteen in Ajit Singh Nagar.
- Canteen checks
- Inspect daily and promptly address problems with food, water or sanitation.