{
  "id": 5228987,
  "title": "CSOs seek resolution to key civic issues in Ongole",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/csos-seek-resolution-to-key-civic-issues-in-ongole",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T02:58:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/csos-seek-resolution-to-key-civic-issues-in-ongole/article71418211.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 30, Ongole municipality will commemorate its 150th anniversary. In preparation for this milestone, leaders of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) convened a round-table meeting under the City Development Committee (CDC) at LBG Bhavan in Ongole to discuss civic issues and potential solutions. The speakers at the event included CDC President Marella Subbarao, CDC General Secretary T. Bhakta Singh Raju, and Federation of Town Citizens' Associations district leader Chikati Srinivasa Rao.\n\nThe CSO representatives called for a thorough examination of development and public issues, expressing disappointment that no significant measures had been taken to address the core concerns of the city's residents. They criticized the expenditure on festivities, such as painting flyovers, ring roads, planting saplings, and installing statues of leaders, as wasteful. Instead, the speakers proposed that the funds allocated for these events should be redirected towards resolving the pressing problems faced by the people.\n\nAmong the key issues raised by the CSO leaders were the need for the city's agencies to tackle drinking water challenges, construct an underground drainage system, clear sewage, and build retaining walls on both sides of Pothuraju Canal. They also advocated for the laying of a ring road in the western part of Ongole, the construction of cement roads and drainage channels in the outlying colonies, and the establishment of more schools and colleges. Additionally, the speakers urged for the creation of industries to provide employment opportunities for the local youth, recognizing the importance of economic development in addressing the city's civic issues.",
  "summary": "The speakers criticised that no measures had been taken to resolve the public’s core issues except few initiatives such as painting flyovers and ring roads, planting saplings, and installing statues of leaders",
  "key_points": [
    "Ongole to celebrate 150th anniversary on September 30",
    "CSOs demand resolution of key civic issues",
    "Proposed funds reallocation for water, drainage, and employment"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The push by CSOs for redirecting funds from festivities to pressing civic issues signals a shift in priorities towards addressing core concerns of residents in Ongole.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}