Suragani Ashok Kumar aged 24 years, a resident of Guntur and a young lecturer was declared brain dead after he fell unconscious. The family members of Ashok Kumar donated his organs in the Guntur district on Saturday. His family members donated his liver, eyes and kidneys in the Manipal Hospital with the help of Jeewandan

According to the family members, after completion of dinner on April 13 night, Ashok suddenly fell unconscious in his house at Nehru Nagar in Guntur. Family members immediately shifted him to a private hospital where doctors gave initial treatment and suggested to take him to Hyderabad for treatment.

The doctors stated that Ashok was suffering from multiple blood clots and the family members enquired about the availability of treatment to multiple blood clots and found treatment available at Manipal Hospitals at Tadepalli where they admitted him on April 15 and a team of doctors led by Dr Sudhir Chakrvarthy performed surgery. But his condition deteriorated the next day. The doctors declared him to be brain dead.

Ashok's Brother Mahesh said the he remembered the incident of Manikantha family members giving life to others by donating Manikantha's organs and explained to his parents about it, who agreed for organ donation. He said that their parents said that at least they can see their son in others through his eyes and other organs and informed Jeevamdan. His parents said that Ashok studied engineering in RVR& JC College and PG at KL University at Guntur and three months ago joined as lecturer.

The doctors collected Ashok's eyes, liver and kidneys. Sankara Eye Hospital patient will get eyes, patients of Manipal hospital will get liver and one kidney and another kidney would be transplanted to another patient.

The Kanakadurga temple authorities are planning to organise a radhyatra in the entire coastal belt, particularly focusing on the backward areas and areas of SC, ST colonies. It would mainly focus on propagating the Sanatama Hindu Dharma, the temple authorities explained. For that purpose, a Dharmika Committee was constituted. The committee is going to visit Guntur and Krishna districts on Sunday and Monday to prepare a detailed suitable route map for the event.

The temple management is going to conduct a meeting with Guru Bhavanis and Agama pandits within a couple of days on the event. As per the directions of the principle secretary of endowments they would organise the radhyatra. Gangaparwati Sametha Malleswara Swamy Utsava idols would be placed in the radham.

The government directed them to organise the radhyatra in the Dalit areas of all the coastal districts. The officials are looking for a suitable route for easy movement of the radham. The temple management is planning to organise the radhayatra in two districts for 10 days initially. After completing the two districts, the temple authorities would plan for the rest of the districts.

The Guntur district administration proposed 90 new ghats for Krishna Pushkaralu, but the government gave permission to only 70 new ghats of which 11 are big ghats. The longest ghat would come at old Amaravati with 1.5 km-long and other big ghats at Seethanagaram, Tallayapalem and other areas.

Nearly 5 crore public attended Godavari Pushkaralu and as Krishna Pushkaralu would be held on the banks of the new capital Amaravati, the officials are expecting over 5 crore devotees. The water resources department is making arrangement to call online tenders for the construction of new ghats and to complete the ghats constructions by July 15.

According to the department officials, the new big ghats would come up in religious places of Satrasala, Penumudi, Daida, Tangeda, Govindapuram, old Amarawati and Vijayapuri South.

Narasaraopeta MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao said that there is no ghat facility at Anupu on the banks of Krishna river, so he sought construction of a ghat there with Rs 2.50 crore. He said that public of Palnadu and adjacent areas can take holy dip during Pushkaralu without going to Amaravati or Vijayawada. Hence, he forwarded the Anuppu ghat proposal to the government.
Gurazala MLA Y. Srinivasa Rao also asked for the construction of a new ghat at Pondugala with Rs 5 crore in the Palnadu region. The total number of new ghats would increase if the government accords permission to these two ghats.

Guntur collector Kantilal Dande said that already inspection of the ghats and temples on the river banks was completed. He added that already the endowments department started renovation of temples.

In the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation limits, 35 medium and 41 small and minor parks would be developed before the commencement of the Krishna Pushkaralu. As part of the Blue and Green city initiatives, all the canals in the city would be beautified. Municipal Commissioner directed the officials concerned to deliver the required information to the experts who are engaged in preparing a detailed plan.

The VMC would beautify Rajiv Gandhi Park, K.L. Rao park and other parks. He directed the officials to develop the vacant lands in an extent of 1500 Sq.mts. as parks in the city. They identified that there are 35 such places available in the city for developing as parks. The VMC already announced that it would beautify the Raives Canal, Bandar Canal and Eluru Canal as part of the Blue and Green city initiative.