VIJAYAWADA HAS been awarded as the best city by the Urban Development department for constructing 8,800 houses at a single place. The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will award the city Municipal Commissioner G.Ravibabu on 13th of Dec at a function in New Delhi.

Under the public-private-partnership basis the Municipal Corporation of Vijayawada had taken 226 acres of land from the adjoining village of Jakkampudi and developed it on the ratio of 60:40. Under this scheme the Municipal Corporation has got 96 acres as its share and in that area it built 8,800 houses. Remaining 130 acres have to be developed by the corporation and hand over to farmers.

The construction of houses is in final stage and the project is waiting to be inaugurated by the PM or chairperson of UPA Sonia Gandhi in the month of January.

Constructed in the system of G+3, Municipal Corporation is taking every care to provide all amenities including police station, Fire station, Bus stand, Hospital, schools and college, community halls and parks besides underground drainage.

Already a fly over has been opened to get a free access to this area. The corporation wants to develop 800 more acres at Gollapudi village adjoining the city. Proposals have been sent to the government in this regard and sanction is awaited.

The Municipal Corporation has already received an award for oil consumption at a function held in Brazil under the Euro-India organization this year.