Eluru: Chairman of the Twenty-Point Programme Implementation Committee (Viksit Bharat–Swarna Andhra), Lanka Dinakar, has directed officials to make Eluru a model district by prioritising the protection of Kolleru Lake, quality education, healthcare, safe drinking water, and rural infrastructure in line with the visions of Viksit Bharat @2047 and Swarna Andhra @2047. Reviewing the implementation of Central and State flagship programmes at the Eluru District Collectorate, Dinakar stressed that the conservation of Kolleru Lake, a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance, must receive top priority. Officials were asked to prepare comprehensive plans for rural infrastructure, groundwater recharge, village digitisation, horticulture, and PM Gati Shakti connectivity projects. In education, he stressed quality school infrastructure, sanitation, safe drinking water, stronger Parent-Teacher Meetings, and measures to eliminate school dropouts. He also instructed officials to complete Jal Jeevan Mission and AMRUT projects on schedule and develop long-term drinking water plans.