VV Balakrishna
First Published : 08 Oct 2009 03:21:00 AM IST
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MUNAGAVANI DIBBA: For the first time in nearly a week, around 250 families in this non descript village on the banks of river Krishna who have lost everything had some reason to smile.
TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu made a visit to the hamlet and liberally donated what they badly needed. Naidu embarked on a five-day tour in the floodaffected areas. As part of it, Naidu first descended on this village and distributed 25-kg rice bag to each family, apart from towels, blankets, sarees and lungis.
Before Naidu’s convoy reached the hamlet, the material for which theflood victims were badly waiting for, reached the village. Naidu distributed the material under the aegis of NTR Memorial Trust for which he is the managing trustee.
``TDP MLA Ravula Chandrasekhara Reddy saved our lives by shifting us forcibly to a relief centre. Otherwise, there would have been loss of life in the village. And we are happy that Naidu visited our village and provided succour,’’ 55-yearold Sanjanna told Express. ``We resisted leaving the place and the MLA too said he would remain with us,’’ Sanjanna reminisced.
Finally, we agreed to move out of the houses, he recalled.
The village was completely submerged under thick sheet of Krishna water flowing 12-feet deep in the village.
Distributing essentials to victims, Naidu said he would bring pressure on the State Government for more sops to the victims.
The TDP leaderdemanded the State Government to relocate the village to a safer place and provide cash to the villagers to rebuild their lives.
Naidu then proceeded to Alampur, Gadwal and other flood-affected areas inthe district with relief material on hand.
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