“We are focussing on attracting investments to AP, and the TDP-led NDA Government has decided to constitute a special task force to provide suggestions to the government on industrial development,” CM ChandrababuNaidu said.

Considering the increase in the number of people at railway stations, bus terminals, and other public places, canteens will be opened on a priority basis at these places, officials said.

Reviewing the education department’s work, at the secretariat, the chief minister directed them to consult education experts, intellectuals and other related professionals and carry out the improvements required.

Last week, this tree developed a huge crack in its trunk and got uprooted due to heavy rains and floods. “The tree had withstood bigger floods in 1953, 1986, and 2022, and also the super cyclone of 1996 in the area. This time, it just collapsed,” local resident K Sailendra said.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is expected to be signed between the Andhra Pradesh government and Google to formalise the partnership.