TDP leader Kotamreddy Giridhar Reddy inspects the arrangements before the foundation stone laying ceremony of the bridge at Pottepalem sluice in Nellore on Sunday | Photo credit: BY ARRANGEMENT
Bhumi Puja for the construction of spillway bridge from Pottepalem will be held on January 5, 2026 (Monday) in the presence of Nellore MP Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy, District MLC and TDP President Beeda Ravichandra and Nellore Rural MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy. Once completed, the bridge will fulfill the decades-old dream of Nellore residents to seamlessly connect with the western parts of the district.
Water flows over the Nellore Cheruvu spillway for at least seven months of the year after the monsoon and severely disrupts movement on the narrow road. Two-wheelers are the worst affected and vehicles sometimes face the risk of being washed away when the flow is abnormally high. The state government has sanctioned ₹4.85 crore for the bridge, which will make crossing the culvert safer and easier, benefiting the constituencies of Nellore Rural, Sarvepalli, Atmakur, Kovur and Udayagiri.
It may be recalled that Mr. Sridhar Reddy staged a ‘Jala Deeksha’ demanding the bridge when he was in the YSRCP after following the project for several years. After joining the TDP-led NDA and being re-elected in 2024, he personally took up the matter with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and secured administrative sanction for the project.
TDP Kotamreddy leader Giridhar Reddy on Sunday inspected the arrangements at the spot along with Sri Vedagiri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam Indupur Achyut Reddy, Manubolu Agriculture Market Committee Chairman Sridhar Reddy and Nellore Rural MLA office manager Datla Chakravardhan Reddy.
Published – 04 Jan 2026 18:28 IST
