With the initiative of Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan, road connectivity will be provided for the first time to 158 remote habitations in Andhra Pradesh at a cost of ₹422.10 crore sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). Road connectivity has already been provided to several hilltop tribal villages in Alluri Sitarama Raju and Parvathipuram Manyam districts under the ‘Adavitalli Bata’ initiative, they said. The latest initiative will provide road access to remote villages, habitations and hamlets across the State, including those in the plains, that have remained isolated for years. Habitations lacking proper road connectivity were identified and project estimates prepared for districts including Alluri Sitarama Raju, Parvathipuram Manyam, Anantapur, Sri Sathya Sai, Kurnool, Kadapa, Tirupati, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Prakasam, Palnadu, NTR, Eluru, Polavaram, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam. Mr. Pawan Kalyan said it was a pleasure to facilitate road connectivity for the first time to 158 habitations under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and with the cooperation of Union Minister for Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan.