15 major junctions in Nellore to be upgraded at ₹5.26 crore

As part of city beautification measures, 15 traffic junctions will be developed and fountains will be installed at a cost of ₹5.26 crore in Nellore. Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) Minister Ponguru Narayana laid the foundation stone for these works here on Saturday.

He also paid tributes to eminent personalities by garlanding their statues at these junctions. A statue of former Chief Minister N.T. Rama Rao was installed at Narthaki Centre, and works have begun on the statues of B.R. Ambedkar at VRC, Mahatma Gandhi on Trunk Road, A.C. Subba Reddy at AC Centre, Swamy Vivekananda at Azad Centre, Puchalapalli Sundaraiah at Kanakamahal Centre, Zakir Hussain at Venkateswarapuram, and Indira Gandhi in Nawabpet respectively.