Sachin’s different innings

Narayanamurthy S Updated - April 02, 2015 at 07:13 PM.

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The commemorative plaque installed at the entrance to the village when Sachin visited on Nov.16, 2014. Puttamraju Kandriga village, AP, adopted by cricketer-turned-MP Sachin Tendulkar under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana. ▲
The road leading up to the village from the main road. Puttamraju Kandriga village, AP, adopted by cricketer-turned-MP Sachin Tendulkar under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana ▲
Venkateswarlu, 22, a seventh-standard educated labourer from the Yenadi Scheduled Tribe, is happy to see development, but for him the bottomline is a job. “We need a source of livelihood,” he says, taking his right hand to his mouth in a gesture that conveys eating. At Puttamraju Kandriga village, AP, adopted by cricketer-turned-MP Sachin Tendulkar under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana ▲
Structures that barely pass off for a house at the ST colony in Puttamraju Kandriga village. These will soon turn into pucca structures as part of the project. ▲
Name boards on houses with Sachin's smiling face embossed at Puttamraju Kandriga village, AP, adopted by cricketer-turned-MP Sachin Tendulkar under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana ▲
Structures that barely pass off for a house at the ST colony in Puttamraju Kandriga village. These will soon turn into pucca structures as part of the project. ▲
Sewage treatment plant under construction at the Sachin Tendulkar's adopted village… ▲
Red chillies grown and harvested at Sachin Tendulkar's adopted village. ▲
Red chillies grown and harvested at Sachin Tendulkar's adopted village. ▲
Farmer Bhaskar Rao who grows red chillies and lime in his small piece of land at Puttamraju Kandriga village,AP, adopted by cricketer-turned-MP Sachin Tendulkar under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana. He's thrilled with the modern facilities that have been provided to his village in the last four months ▲
Storm water drains under construction along the roadside at Puttamraju Kandriga village, AP, adopted by cricketer-turned-MP Sachin Tendulkar under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana ▲
A side street being prepared for laying of concrete at the adopted village, Puttamraju Kandriga, AP. ▲
Storm water drains under construction along the roadside at Puttamraju Kandriga village, AP, adopted by cricketer-turned-MP Sachin Tendulkar under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana ▲
Solid waste disposal yard at Puttamraju Kandriga village, AP, adopted by cricketer-turned-MP Sachin Tendulkar under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana. ▲
Land being levelled for building a playground…. ▲
Srinivasulu (middle) a 25-year old farmer wants a bigger playground with 50m radius so that they can conduct cricket matches. "It will be of use to all the surrounding villages too," says Srinivasulu. ▲

Puttamraju Kandriga village, AP, may well become a model for MPs who wish to adopt a village as part of the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY). In an interview with Raghuvir Srinivasan over phone and email just before he left for Melbourne to watch the World Cup final, Sachin Tendulkar said he was proud of the development he’s been able to bring to this remote village in Andhra Pradesh.

The model village is a joint effort of the local administration and Sachin who has contributed Rs. 2.79 crore from the MP Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) funds, while the Government has sanctioned Rs. 3 crore. “I’m proud that we have been able to provide basic necessities of life such as running water on tap at home and toilets,” Sachin told BusinessLine over phone from Mumbai.

- Photos: Raghuvir Srinivasan

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