Centre failed to keep its word on Polavaram, Amaravati: Vijaya Sai
The Hindu
‘Only ₹11,182 crore has so far been given for irrigation project against its revised cost of ₹55,657 crore’
The Central government has so far given ₹11,182 crore for the irrigation component of the Polavaram project since the year 2014 and ₹2,500 crore for infrastructure creation in Amaravati between 2014 and 2017, according to Union Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation Rao Inderjit Singh’s written reply to questions asked by YSRCP member V. Vijaya Sai Reddy in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Mr. Vijaya Sai Reddy stated in a press release that Mr. Singh’s answers proved the fact that the Centre had not fulfilled its commitments to the Polavaram project, whose revised cost was pegged at ₹55,657 crore, as well as for the development of Amaravati.More Related News