Naidu to unveil 'Smart Village' project tomorrow

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will unveil the 'Smart Village' project which will be undertaken in Krishna district here tomorrow.
The project will be jointly run by Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan, and M S Swaminathan Foundation, Chennai.
According to Information and Public Relations department statement issued here today, Krishna district collector Babu A held a discussion with the representative of Swaminthan Foundation here today to finalise the CM's programme.
Under the project, Mitsubishi Corporation and Swaminathan foundation will adopt three villages -- Nali, Sorlagondi, and Mangalapuram villages -- of the district, the release said.
These three villages have eight habitations with a total population of 8,000 and most of them depend either on agriculture or fishing.

Under the project, Mitsubishi will provide drinking water, education, health and other facilities to villagers.
The organiser of the project will also act as facilitator between the government and villagers in implementing government schemes, it said.