: Members of the Kondapalli Praja Parirakshana Samithi (KPPS) staged a protest demonstration in front of the Vijayawada Thermal Power Station (VTPS) gate on Sunday against the pollution emitted by the thermal station in their locality. They held a sit-in dharna at the VTPS gate and the new Kondapalli municipality gate, chanting slogans of "We Don't Want VTPS" to voice their opposition to the thermal power station’s pollution in Kondapalli and surrounding areas. As part of their innovative protest, KPPS members cleaned the roads near the VTPS premises with brooms and scattered fly ash emitted by the thermal power station at the VTPS gate.
The KPPS members alleged a deterioration in public health among residents living in areas neighbouring VTPS due to the emitted fly ash and demanded that the government relocate the power station from Kondapalli to an alternative site..