Chandrababu Naidu releases Vision-2047 document, says it will be a game changer
The Hindu
TDP national president Chandrababu Naidu calls for energy reforms, achieving water security by interlinking rivers, adopting digital technology, and effective demographic management
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has expressed the view that a society that free of corruption and crime can usher in revolutionary changes.
Unveiling his Vision-2047 document at MGM Park, on the Beach Road, here on Tuesday, marking the Independence Day, Mr. Naidu said that “India can lead the world, and Telugus will play a major role in global development if five strategies are adopted.”
Explaining about the strategies, he said that the first strategy was energy. Mr. Naidu recalled that Andhra Pradesh had become a leader due to the power sector reforms initiated in the late 90s. The cost of solar power had dropped from ₹8 a unit to ₹2 with the adoption of the solar, wind and pumped energy generation systems.
Mr. Naidu said he vision was to reduce the power charges by 30% by setting up hydrogen and ammonia hubs, along with research centres in various parts of the State.
The second strategy was to achieve water security. There would be huge demand for water due to rising population, rapid urbanisation and industrialisation. This problem could be easily overcome with the interlinking of rivers, for which Andhra Pradesh was a model State.
Recalling that the former Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, had constituted a committee on the interlinking of rivers, Mr. Naidu said that only Andhra Pradesh could complete the linking of the Godavari and Krishna rivers in a record time through the Pattiseema Lift Irrigation project.
Referring to the third strategy, Mr. Naidu opined that digital technology would play a major role in the progress of the nation.