Overview

• Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan launched 'Mana Ooru-Mata Manthi,' a program where he addressed villagers' concerns live from his residence to a cinema theatre in Tekkali, Andhra Pradesh.
• This marks the first instance in India where a government minister used cinema theatres for real-time public outreach and grievance redressal.
• During the session, immediate issues were resolved on-site, while others were escalated to relevant departments with actionable timelines.
• On International Biodiversity Day, Kalyan emphasized ecological preservation in a social media post, calling for collective efforts to protect biodiversity.
• He also formalized the transfer of four Kumki elephants from Karnataka to Andhra Pradesh, aimed at mitigating human-elephant conflicts and fostering inter-state collaboration.