The Rs 200 crore initiative, which will feature mass eye screening camps across Telangana, will cover 1.50 crore individuals and in the process distribute 55 lakh free eye glasses and medicines for the beneficiaries.
After emerging as BRS from TRS, CM KCR will address the party's first public meeting in Khammam on January 18, Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar said.
The public meeting will be held after the Chief Minister inaugurates the integration district offices complex or collectorate complex in Khammam on the same day.
Chandrashekhar Rao will be launching the programme in the presence of three Chief Ministers, Pinarayi Vijayan of Kerala, Arvind Kejriwal of Delhi and Bhagwant Mann besides former UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
Meanwhile, Bazarhathnoor mandal of Adilabad district registered 5.4 degrees C. Several parts of the two districts reeled under severe chilly weather conditions.
Teams from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal and from 10 Indian States Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Telangana, Jammu and Kashmir will take part in the tournament
The 22-day long PET and physical measurement tests were conducted under surveillance of CCTV cameras using RFID jackets with digital chips attached to the candidates
Sathya Margham Services Society trained women in tailoring free of cost and 33 sewing machines were provided by Samineni Foundation Chairman Samineni Ravi on behalf of TANA.
He said many have sacrificed their lives fighting for freedom from British rule, but the BJP was trying to portray RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hegdewar and his successor MS Gowalkar as freedom fighters.
