Prakash Raj is the first cinema celebrity in recent times to adopt a village motivating many others to work for a social cause. The versatile actor and multi talented personality adopted Kondareddy Palle village in Mahbubnagar district of Telangana and also met Telangana IT and Panchayat Raj Minister KTR to discuss more on Government’s initiative of Grama Jyothi.
Prakash Raj hasn’t taken this decision overnight. His team made groundwork of eight months before coming up with a proposal to Telangana Government. ‘I own few farmlands in Kondareddy Palle and frequently visit this place. When I thought of doing something for this village, I met village Panchayat members and got their unconditional support. Minister KTR, Regional MLA, local and district administration helped me.
Our team is working on scientific grounds to raise the ground water level, understanding the biological, geographical factors with focus on overall development. In parallel, we are also collecting data on landless poor, marginal farmers and those villagers dependent on livestock farming, betterment of school education, provision of basic amenities like sanitation and dispensaries. Organic farming is also in the to-do-list. A comprehensive plan for betterment of lives in this village will be unveiled in next two weeks,’ Prakash Raj enumerated his plans.