Minister for road transport Botsa Satyanarayana stated that N Kiran Kumar Reddy will launch 'Rachabanda', the mass contact program envisaged by the late YSR, to address the grievances of the people, in Vizianagaram.
Talking to media persons after holding a meeting with his department officials, he said that the programme will be launched in Vizianagaram on January 24.
Condemning the agitation of opposition parties on the hike of petrol prices, the road transport minister said that a decrease in taxes is not possible as the government is using the money earned to implement welfare schemes for the poor and downtrodden.
"It is very difficult to implement welfare schemes for the backward class without mobilizing resources," Botsa pointed out.
The minister also directed officials to take steps for widening roads to decongest traffic in the city. He also asked officials to prepare an action plan for establishing another bus station in Vizianagaram.