City Mayor Koneru Sridhar was at his candid best while narrating the woes of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, especially on the financial front, at a meeting organised by Krishna District Olympic Association at IGMC stadium, here on Monday.
“I am more worried about providing food to my employees. For the past three months those cleaning the roads are not paid salaries. I feel sad about the civic staff as they are suffering owing to bankruptcy,” he said.
Mr. Sridhar said the corporation which was functioning in surplus earlier was reduced a shambles owing to poor policies of the Congress government. “The special officer regime ruined the corporation as several quixotic decisions were taken by the bureaucrats. All the major civic properties have been mortgaged and we need to pay Rs. 3.5 crore as interest for the loans taken,” he said.
Mr. Sridhar also said the annual youth festival was not taking place for the past five years owing to want to funds.
