Arid Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh has remained backward historically on agriculture and industrial fronts for various reasons.
But the land-locked region can now aspire for speedy economic growth thanks to the clubbing of the coastal Assembly segments of Gudur and Sullurpeta with the Tirupati-headquartered new district by the YSR Congress Party government in the State.
Thanks to the reorganisation of districts, Rayalaseema has now got access to sea coast fulfilling the long-felt aspirations of the people of the region, says senior YSRCP leader Kakani Govardhan Reddy. Dugarajapatnam, where the Centre has committed to set up a public sector sea port at the time of bifurcation of unified Andhra Pradesh, can be expected to spur port-led development in Rayalaseema now and undo the ''historic injustice''.
