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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu connected Tuesday (February 10, 2026) raised a bid of important issues concerning Andhra Pradesh during abstracted meetings with Union Ministers for Jal Shakti, Agriculture, Railways, and Urban Development arsenic portion of his authoritative sojourn to New Delhi, seeking expeditious clearances, enhanced fiscal assistance, and solution of long-pending inter-State disputes.
In his gathering with Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil, the Chief Minister expressed superior interest implicit Karnataka’s determination to summation the tallness of the Almatti dam, informing that it would adversely impact downstream h2o availability to Andhra Pradesh. He urged the Centre to safeguard the State’s interests and sought aboriginal solution of inter-State stream h2o disputes.
Requesting the imperishable lifting of the stop-work bid connected the Polavaram task and seeking reimbursement for further expenditure incurred connected canal capableness enhancement, helium besides sought fiscal enactment for Polavaram Phase II, estimated astatine ₹32,000 crore, and approvals for the Polavaram–Nallamala Sagar nexus task nether the nationalist stream interlinking programme.
During a gathering with Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Mr. Naidu pressed for enhanced Central assistance to beforehand integrated and earthy farming. Highlighting Andhra Pradesh’s simplification successful chemic fertiliser usage by 2.28 per cent successful 2024–25, helium sought contiguous merchandise of ₹216 crore nether the PM-PRANAM scheme.
Nearly 18 lakh farmers had opted for integrated farming crossed 8 lakh hectares. The Chief Minister besides sought ₹200 crore for the improvement of the coconut sector, the merchandise of pending funds nether ‘Per Drop More Crop’, and Central enactment for Totapuri mango farmers and the constitution of a Makhana Development Board successful the Kolleru region.
During his gathering with Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Mr. Naidu sought fast-tracking of pending railway projects, operationalisation of the South Coastal Railway Zone from April 1, and alignment of the Bengaluru–Chennai high-speed obstruction corridor via Tirupati. He besides projected caller obstruction lines, freight corridors, Vande Bharat services, and mega coaching terminals crossed the State.
In discussions with Union Urban Development Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, the Chief Minister sought ₹105 crore of Central assistance nether Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0 to instrumentality Andhra Pradesh’s ₹276-crore Zero Landfill enactment plan.
He said the State was committed to becoming a nationalist exemplary successful municipality sanitation and sustainable discarded management.
