vijayawada the state government on thursday told the ap high court that it is planning to spend 700 crore to supply safe drinking water in uddanam area where a large number of people are suffering from chronic kidney diseasethe high court directed the government to submit details pertaining to the measures being taken to address the issueadvocate k simhachalam had moved the high court with a public interest litigation in 2019 seeking directions to the state government to take necessary measures in addressing the kidney diseasegovernment pleader c sumon told the hc bench comprising chief justice arup kumar goswami and justice c praveen kumar that the state government has initiated a slew of measures to address the issuehe said it has been identified that the problem is arising from ground water and in some cases genetic disorders were noticed safe drinking water is being supplied with tankers in seven mandals of uddanam area in srikakulam districtthe state government is planning to spend about 700 crore to supply safe drinking water in the area said sumonhe said treatment centres have been set up and awareness programs have been launched there the government is taking all measures to find a permanent solution to the problem he saidthe high court asked the government to submit details about how many tankers are being used to supply drinking water and how much money has been utilised out of the proposed 700 crore the court also sought details on the number of patients treatment being given to themresolve issue with long term goalsthe court also sought details on the number of patients treatment being given to them and immediate and longterm measures being taken to address the problem the high court suggested the government to take selfinitiation to resolve the issue with longterm goals in mind as these kind of problems take a lot of time to get desired results uddanam is one of the five places on the earth where the actual cause of kidney disease is not known a who team which had visited the village could not pinpoint the reasons behind the ailment