A D M I R E R S

I have not known a chief minister who takes so much interest in forest conservation activities. He himself reviews the forest activities and holds regular meetings with forest officials
Kallol Biswas,
District forest officer, Anantapur

In the past, most chief ministers have only focused on politics. Naiclu's main focus has been on development programmes. It is a good sign for the state
R N Athavale,
National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad

No chief minister in Andhra Pradesh has been as serious about development as Chandrababu Naiclu. All the programmes and policies introduced by Naiduinclicatiehis willingness to take our state towards prosperity
K M Ramappa,
V&ger from Hottebetw, AnantaPur

C R I T I C S

Naidu is corrupting the very idea of participatory watershed development programmes. Politicians and bureaucrats have formed NGOs just to grab the projects withr an aim to mint money. Transparency in most of the watershed projects is missing
P V Satheesh,
Spearheading the voluntary labour movement, Hyderabad

Naidu is trying to handle everything on his own. It is a big mistake on his part. Had he implemented the Panchayati Rai system like Digvijay Singh has done in Madhya Pradesh, he would have a sound footing. Singh started his movement from the lower level, while Naidu is only trying to involve people in his programme without creating a rural-level leadership
M S Shankar,
Political analyst, Hyderabad

Officials are so corrupt that they don't allow the money to reach the grassroots level. It has affected programmes such as Janmabhoomi, where people are closely involved in the development process. We are so disillusioned with the implementation of the programme that we have decided not to allow any nodal officer to come to our village
H Annapurnama,
A villager from Hottebetta, district Anantpur