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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has asked the officials to fast-track the completion of pending irrigation projects and rotation retired integrated improvement plans to alteration Rayalaseema and Prakasam regions into large horticulture hubs.
“The State should purpose to execute 500 cardinal metric tonnes of horticultural nutrient from Rayalaseema, Prakasam and Markapuram districts successful enactment with planetary marketplace demand,” helium said portion reviewing the integrated improvement proposals astatine his campy bureau connected Tuesday.
Mr. Naidu instructed the officials to follow coordinated readying utilizing funds from the Purvodaya programme, SASCY initiatives and State authorities resources to guarantee holistic growth.
Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu and Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav informed the Chief Minister that respective irrigation projects had stalled for years.
Mr. Naidu ordered that projects requiring minimal funds for aboriginal completion beryllium undertaken connected a precedence basis. He made it wide that the Veligonda task indispensable beryllium completed wrong this year. The officials were besides told to hole plans to rebuild the damaged Annamayya project.
The officials said much than 20 irrigation projects successful 10 districts had been proposed, envisaging bringing 8.87 lakh acres nether irrigation and stabilising h2o proviso to different 4.30 lakh acres.
Mr Naidu asked the officials to absorption connected bringing Krishna waters to Kadapa done the Galeru–Nagari task and to program stream interlinking successful the North Andhra portion aft the completion of the Polavaram Left Canal.
Highlighting horticulture growth, Agriculture Minister K. Atchannaidu said proposals person been prepared to make 201 clusters successful 303 mandals, expanding the country of horticulture from 8.41 lakh hectares to 14.41 lakh hectares successful 3 years.
The Chief Minister said Rayalaseema should beryllium developed arsenic the world’s largest horticulture cluster, adding that Dubai-based DP World has expressed involvement successful mounting up a horticulture clump successful Andhra Pradesh.
He stressed the request to fortify agrarian roadworthy networks, logistics, acold chains, nutrient processing units, warehousing, larboard connectivity and planetary marketplace linkages, portion attracting backstage concern alongside authorities funding.
Senior officials from finance, irrigation, agriculture, horticulture, ports and R&B departments attended the reappraisal meeting.
