Guntur: Assembly Deputy Speaker Kona Raghupati said that on 26 January next year, the government will announce the creation of new districts. Speaking to the media here on Tuesday at the Roads and Buildings guest house, Kona Raghupati said the government is going to create 26 new districts in the state. He said that some farmers cultivated land in the Port and Industrial Corridor (VANPIC) of Vadarevu and Nizampatnam, although the company paid compensation for the land.

Kona finds fault with the farmers after obtaining compensation for cultivating VANPIC land. He said Nizampatnam Port would be established by the government. He participated in the YSR Rythu Bharosa-PM Kisan programme via the collectorate's video conference in the city of Guntur.