Summary:
Tribals of G.K.
Veedhi staging a protest against Maoists, demanding laying of a road to their village, at G.K.
Veedhi in Visakhapatnam district . About 300 tribal people from 12 villages participated in the rally urging the government to construct a road connecting Cherlapalli to Galikonda. What is surprising is that the tribal people belong to interior villages of Galikonda panchayat in G.K.
Veedhi mandal, an area where the Maoists hold considerable sway. According to Simhadri, former sarpanch of Jamparalova, the woman who was in the advanced stage of pregnancy, could not be shifted to the nearest health centre, which is about 9 km, as there is no connecting road. A plan for 5,411.81 km of roads was approved at a cost of ?11,724 crore, and for Visakhapatnam district, 119 roads and nine bridges were sanctioned..