Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Pawan Kalyan Announces Rs 1,500 Crore Pithapuram Development Push
Pawan Kalyan said Pithapuram will receive many new development projects.
The projects are expected to cost about Rs 1,500 crore.
New and improved roads are a major part of the plan.
Villages and towns will also get better drinking-water facilities.
Pithapuram is planned to receive underground drainage and waste treatment systems.
A wall will be built along the Uppada coast to help protect it from erosion.
Fishermen and women’s self-help groups have also received support.
Pawan Kalyan said a camp office would be established in Pithapuram within three to four months.
Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan said development works worth Rs 1,500 crore were launched or underway in Pithapuram constituency.
More than Rs 200 crore has been spent on roads, with over 600 roads completed and 202 additional roads inaugurated.
Village drinking-water projects worth about Rs 320 crore and municipal works worth around Rs 140 crore are being implemented.
An underground drainage system, sewage and waste treatment facilities, and public toilets are planned for Pithapuram.
The projects also include a Rs 323-crore coastal protection wall, a Rs 118-crore road overbridge, healthcare improvements and support for fishermen and women’s self-help groups.
- Who
- State Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, district officials, MP Tangella Uday Srinivas and Jana Sena leaders.
- What
- Development works worth Rs 1,500 crore were announced or reported as underway in Pithapuram constituency.
- When
- The announcement was made on Tuesday; the camp office is expected within three to four months.
- Where
- At a public meeting at RRBHR College grounds in Pithapuram constituency.
- Why
- To develop Pithapuram as a model constituency and address local needs, including roads, water, sanitation, healthcare and coastal erosion.
- Total development package
- Rs 1,500 crore
- Road investment
- More than Rs 200 crore spent; over 600 roads completed and 202 roads inaugurated
- Drinking-water projects
- About Rs 320 crore for village works
- Municipal works
- Around Rs 140 crore in Pithapuram and Gollaprolu municipalities
- Drainage project
- Rs 225 crore for an underground drainage system in Pithapuram
- Coastal protection
- Rs 323 crore approved for a protective wall along the Uppada coast
- Road overbridge
- Rs 118 crore approved under PM Gati Shakti
- Community support
- Safety kits provided to 1,258 fishermen; Rs 120 crore in women’s self-help-group loans distributed through cheques