Udayagiri MLA Kakarla Suresh inspects huts that caught fire in an accident at Nallagondla ST Colony of Vinjamur mandal in SPSR Nellore district on Sunday. | Photo credit: HANDOUT
Udayagiri MLA Kakarla Suresh on Sunday (Dec 21, 2025) firmly asserted that he is “here to stay”, dismissing claims by his detractors that he is an “NRI who will soon disappear from the constituency” and warned them to stay out of his affairs or risk facing his wrath.
Addressing the media in Nellore for the first time in eighteen months after the NDA Alliance came to power, the MLA rejected the corruption charges against him.
He also released statistics on the funds allocated for the development of his constituency, both ward and mandal wise. The remote constituency lacks major water resources and the mandals are scattered, he said. Out of the eight mandals i.e. Udayagiri, Jaladanki, Kondapuram, Vinjamur, Varikuntapadu, Kaligiri, Duttalur and Sitaramapuram, irrigation water from Somasila reservoir is available in only two, leaving the rest dependent on rainfed irrigation, he added.
“The government is spending ₹ 67 crore on the expansion of the northern Somasila canal. Of the 149 reservoirs in our constituency, elections were held to the respective associations and ₹ 7 crore was spent on strengthening the reservoirs. Today, every farmer gets water twice a year,” Mr. Suresh said.
Similarly, the state has allocated ₹150 crore for road development and another ₹46 crore over two years from MGNREGA funds to strengthen rural roads. “For three decades, we have been listening to long talks about setting up a dialysis center at Vinjamur Community Health Centers (CHC), which we have implemented today.
Mr. Suresh also announced an ambitious plan to operate a compressed biogas facility across the dry belt. He recalled an NRI investor showing interest in growing Napier grass on 200 acres to run a 5-tonne plant, followed by similar offers from the Reliance group.
On the tourism front, ₹52 crore has been released for the construction of Udayagiri Fort, Vengamamba Thalli and Siddheswaram temples. “We will have enough space once the three are combined to form a tourism hub,” he said as he sought support from foundations and the tourism department.
With so many development projects in his kitty, the MLA said he would never leave the constituency “as some have dreamed” and remain active in politics for the next 25 years.
Published – 21 Dec 2025 19:30 IST
