Uttarandhra Sujala Sravanthi works will be expedited, says A.P. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu

Uttarandhra Sujala Sravanthi works will be expedited, says A.P. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu. The government targets to complete 93-km of the project in the first phase at a cost of ₹800 crore and cater to the needs of about 2.20 lakh acres, he says. NDA is committed to protecting the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, he avers.

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has said that works on the prestigious Uttarandhra Sujala Sravanthi will be taken up on war footing to ensure every acre in the region gets adequate water.

“The State government targets to complete 93-km of the project in the first phase, for which ₹800 crore will be spent. It will cater to the needs of about 2.20 lakh acres,” Mr. Naidu said after inspecting the Polavaram Left Main Canal, at Darlapudi village of S. Rayavaram mandal in Anakapalli district on July 11 (Thursday).

Mr. Naidu was accompanied by Water Resources Minister N. Ramanaidu, Home Minister V. Anitha, Legislative Assembly Speaker Ch. Ayyanna Patrudu, and Anakapalli MP C.M. Ramesh.

A team of Engineering Department officials briefed about him about the status of the Polavaram Left Main Canal works.

Later, addressing the gathering, Mr. Naidu said works pertaining to the Polavaram Left Main Canal were completely ignored in the last five years by the YSRCP government.

“Our government will call for tenders today itself. The engineering team will come up with an action plan to complete the works at the earliest, without wasting any time,” Mr. Naidu said.

Stating that Polavaram was the lifeline for the State, he said, during 2014-19, the TDP government had completed almost 72% of the works. The YSRCP government, after coming to power, had completely neglected it later.