Big ticket projects promised by the Andhra Pradesh government to spur growth in western parts of the drought-prone Prakasam district remain a non-starter till date, causing heartburn to the stakeholders while also being the prime reason behind the demand for creation of a new district with Markapur as headquarters.
Except for announcements by both the Telugu Desam Party government and the present Jagan Mohan Reddy regime, the sleepy village of Donakonda, which had once been in the hot race for location of the State capital, presents a picture of neglect today.
All efforts to bring in aerospace majors to Donakonda, a strategic airstrip of the Britishers during the World War II and now owned by the Airports Authority of India, had not fructified.
