The 865-metre-long bridge, built at a cost of Rs 70 crore across the Godavari river in Bornapally in Raikal mandal, has revived social connections, provided a boost to economic activity and improved access to education and health facilities for remote villages.
While interacting with the members of Immigrants Association in Hyderabad on Wednesday, she said about 90 lakh migrants from across the country were currently working in the Gulf countries.
The ministry opened registration for the vaccination campaign through an online application called "Sehaty", and said the vaccine would be "free for all citizens and residents".
Sharada and her daughter Shivani returned to Hyderabad on Sunday, after over a month of the death of her husband K Satyanarayana, who had come to his home town on a short vacation.