Vijayawada: Kesineni Srinivas , Vijayawada MP, is betting on the development projects he has carried out in the last five years, especially in rural areas, to secure a second consecutive term in the Parliament.The TDP MP would submit his nomination papers on March 22.“I did not promise anything in the last election except being approachable to everyone. I was, however, able to rope in the Tata Trust to help me in providing basic infrastructure in 245 villages spread across Jaggaiahpet, Nandigama, Mylavaram and Tiruvur,” he said.As for the three urban constituencies in the city, flyover near Kanakadurga Temple was his contribution, he said. “I got the flyover sanctioned by the central government at Rs 470 crore. Since I am not the contractor, I could not push the work to complete it. However, I could put some pressure on the central government and the work is almost done. We can open it to the people after the elections,” the MP said.He listed some of his contributions: flyover at Benz Circle (Rs 450 crore), highway from Ibrahimpatnam to Tiruvur (Rs 570 crore), development of government hospital in Vijayawada (Rs 150 crore), internal drainage in the city (Rs 462 crore) and Nandigama, Kanchikacharla bypass road (Rs 220 crore). He claimed that development of the airport at Gannavaram at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore, too, came about thanks to his efforts.“Working with the Tata Trust, we were able to turn 450 anganwadis into regular schools. The distribution of tractors to farmers with a subsidy of Rs 1.50 lakh was one of my best initiatives in rural assembly constituencies. We also provided toilets to people in 265 villages,” he said.He said he has been available to people all through his five-year term and this campaign now was part of that routine.

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