Farmers in Andhra Pradesh facing untold miseries in the absence of assured water for irrigation, says TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu

The YSR Congress Party government in Andhra Pradesh has ignored the Vamsadhara Phase-II and interlinking of the Vamsadhara and Nagavali rivers, which are the lifeline for the backward Srikakulam district, observes TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu

The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government in Andhra Pradesh has neglected the Vamsadhara Phase-II and the interlinking of the Vamsadhara and Nagavali rivers, the two irrigation projects that can be termed the lifeline for the backward Srikakulam district, alleges Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu.

“Thousands of farmers are facing untold miseries in the absence of assured water for their fields,” Mr. Naidu said on August 10 (Thursday).

Mr. Naidu, who had wound up his tour of irrigation projects in the Parvatipuram-Manyam district the previous day, inspected the Gotta barrage constructed across the Vamsadhara river in Srikakulam district this morning.

Later, he also inspected the unfinished works on the reservoir being constructed at Hiramandalam, which was aimed at providing irrigation water to nearly two lakh acres.

Mr. Naidu also inspected the works pertaining to the interlinking of the Vamsadhara and Nagavali rivers and the high-level canal at Sarubujjili in Patapatnam constituency.

Later, addressing the farmers at Gunabhadra in Kotturu mandal, Mr. Naidu said the completion of irrigation projects could have changed the economic scenario of Srikakulam district.

He recalled the efforts made by the TDP government to complete the Vamsadhara Phase-II works.