Andhra Ministers take anti-drug outreach to ASR district’s remote Paderu hamlet
Andhra Pradesh government ministers visited a remote tribal hamlet to promote an anti-drug outreach program aimed at ending ganja cultivation. The initiative focuses on providing farmers with alternative crops and sustainable livelihood options.
Why it matters
Government efforts to replace illicit drug cultivation with sustainable agriculture are critical for rural development and law enforcement in tribal regions.
Home Minister V. Anitha, accompanied by Minister for Tribal Welfare Gummadi Sandhya Rani, on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) visited Sappiputtu, a remote tribal hamlet under Dallapalli panchayat in Paderu mandal of Alluri Sitharama Raju district, to take part in ‘Palle Batalo’, an anti-drug outreach programme of the Elite Anti-Narcotics Group for Law Enforcement (EAGLE).
EAGLE Director A. Ravi Krishna, District Collector T. Nishanthi, Joint Collector T. Sripooja and Superintendent of Police Amit Bardar were among the officials with them.
The Ministers were accorded a traditional welcome by the tribal community, and took part in the Dhimsa dance with the villagers.
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