1 lakh hillslope residents cry out for water, proper roads

Visakhapatnam | Sunday | 23rd April, 2017

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The present problem is of drinking water, proper roads , health and education facilities. Instead, they are now planning to construct a retaining wall in the leeward side along National Highway-16 to prevent landslides on the highway. "These residents did not have proper electricity supply for nearly eight years. GVMC supplies water through tankers, but they do not come up to our hillock. Many children come down to avail themselves of education and health facilities," said Ch Narasinga Rao, state secretariat member of CPM party.P Hemalatha, a resident of Hanumanthawaka hill slope, said, "The hand borewells are not working properly..