| ‘Pollution is another problem which has to be addressed with utmost priority’ |
World-class varsity likely to be set up in the city
HSL merger only a matter of formality, she says
Daggubati Purandeswari. —
VISAKHAPATNAM: Setting up separate railway zone for Visakhapatnam is on top of the agenda of newly elected MP from Visakhapatnam and Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development D. Purandeswari.
In an exclusive chat with The Hindu before flying for New Delhi, she said on Sunday that she would stand by the promises she made to the voters during the elections. After consulting all, she would finalise an action plan for overall development of the constituency to fulfil the aspirations of the people.
Admitting that gross injustice was done with regard to carving out of separate railway zone for Visakhapatnam, she said she could get fair knowledge of the needs and aspirations of the parliamentary constituency during her campaigning.
“Railway zone is an administrative decision which I am sure will be done soon. Pollution is another problem which has to be addressed with utmost priority,” she stated. The Minister, who trounced her nearest Praja Rajyam candidate Palla Srinivasa Rao by a margin of 66,686 votes, said the promise made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his last visit to the city on establishment of IIM might not be considered due to the decision not to set up IIM in States where IIT was being located. However, Andhra University Engineering College would be upgraded to an IIT by consulting all the stakeholders.
Ms. Purandeswari said a world-class university was likely to be set up in the city. The Planning Commission was seized of the matter. “I would see to it that it would not go out of Visakhapatnam,” she declared.
On the revival of Hindustan Shipyard Limited, she said she had already spoken to the Defence Minister and the UPA Government would fulfil the promise to bring it (HSL) under the administrative control of Ministry of Defence. It was only a matter of formality, she added.
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