Heritage city must be clean says In-charge Collector Sedhu Madhavan
In-charge Collector Sedhu Madhavan emphasized the importance of cleanliness in Vizianagaram to enhance its status as a Heritage City. He participated in sanitation efforts and urged citizens to avoid littering to prevent health hazards. Madhavan highlighted the success of other cities in cleanliness rankings and called for collective action from the community.
- ▪Collector Sedhu Madhavan urged citizens and government staff to work towards making Vizianagaram one of the cleanest cities in India.
- ▪He participated in sanitation activities, including painting walls and planting saplings.
- ▪Madhavan noted that cities like Indore and Surat have achieved high cleanliness rankings through joint efforts.
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Vizianagaram in-charge Collector Sedhu Madhavan on Saturday (May 23, 2026) asked people from all walks of life, government staff should strive hard to make the Fort City as one of the cleanest cities of the country. He said that Andhra Pradesh’s Heritage City’s value would be enhanced if it looked good with cleanliness. As part of operation clean drive, he took part in sanitation works, painting of dirty walls, planting of saplings in different places of Vizianagaram.Speaking to media on the occasion, he said that cities like Indoor, Navi Mumbai, Surat and Visakhapatnam had been getting Union government’s Swachh Survekshan ranks consistently with the joint efforts of public and civic bodies of the respective corporations.He urged people not to throw garbage on roads and drainages and open…
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