Sachin Tendulkar during his visit to Puttamrajuvari Kandriga village on Wednesday. Image Source: twitter[/caption]Internet Desk: After adopting Puttamrajuvari Kandriga village near Gudur, 110 km from Tirupati, cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar is going to adopt another village, Gollapalli in Andhra Pradesh . Rs 3.05 crore will be invested to develop Gollapalli village. This village is half a km from Puttamrajuvari Kandriga.
Sachin on Wednesday inaugurated projects worth Rs 6 crore at his adopted village of Puttamrajuvari Kandriga as people thronged the area to accord a grand welcome to him. This is Tendulkar's second visit to the village with a population of just 600. Hundreds of villagers, including women and children from nearby areas, thronged the region to have a glimpse of Tendulkar who was accompanied by top district officials.
Tendulkar asked district officials to let him know about any other facilities to be taken up for development of the village. Tendulkar said his adopted village had witnessed "tremendous" change with proper facilities and people have learnt to keep the village hygienic.
"I am very happy for this," he said, adding he would visit the village again.
The sports star was in the village for about 90 minutes interacting with residents, including self-help groups for women, elderly, youth and children.
Tendulkar, a Rajya Sabha MP, had adopted the village in Andhra Pradesh in November 2014 as part of the PM's Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY). The initiative involves converting the village, housing 120 families, into a smart one.
Tendulkar in November 2014, laid foundation stone for 15 projects, including a school playground, concrete streets, electricity, 24 hours drinking water supply, toilets and a furnished community hall with an allocation of Rs 2.80 crore from his MP Local Area Development Scheme (LADS) fund.
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