Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Atmakur Set for Rs 40 Crore Facelift by 2027
Atmakur town in Nellore district is planned to receive a major makeover.
The government estimates that the work will cost between Rs 30 crore and Rs 40 crore.
The improvements are expected to be completed by March 2027.
Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy inspected the bypass road work.
A road between Atmakur and Somasila will be rebuilt using Rs 5 crore.
Another five-kilometre road section near Sangam, Kaligiri and Hasanapuram will also be developed.
Officials will soon announce dates for several road and temple-related events.
The government has also proposed a new pipeline from Somasila.
This pipeline is intended to provide a lasting solution to Atmakur’s drinking water shortage.
Atmakur will receive comprehensive development works costing Rs 30 crore to Rs 40 crore.
Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy said the facelift would be completed by March 2027.
Rs 5 crore was sanctioned to reconstruct the Atmakur-Somasila R&B road.
Funds were also sanctioned for a five-kilometre Sangam-Kaligiri-Hasanapuram road stretch.
A new Somasila pipeline has been proposed to address Atmakur’s drinking water problem.
- Who
- Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy and government officials.
- What
- A comprehensive development plan will give Atmakur a major facelift, including roads, temples and water infrastructure.
- When
- The facelift is planned for completion by March 2027; inspections took place on Monday.
- Where
- Atmakur town in Nellore, including the Atmakur bypass, Somasila road and nearby routes.
- Why
- To transform Atmakur into a well-developed town and provide a permanent solution to its drinking water problem.
- Estimated development cost
- Rs 30 crore to Rs 40 crore
- Planned completion
- March 2027
- Atmakur-Somasila road allocation
- Rs 5 crore
- Additional road project
- Five-kilometre stretch on the Sangam-Kaligiri-Hasanapuram route
- Water project
- A proposed new pipeline from Somasila
- Other planned events
- Inauguration of the bypass road, foundation stone for the Abhayanjaneya Swamy temple building, and inauguration of the Ramalayam at TIDCO Colony