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Water Resources Minister Nimmala Rama Naidu announced that the State authorities volition statesman depositing alleviation and rehabilitation (R&R) payments to families displaced by the Veligonda task starting successful April 2026. He made the announcement during an inspection of the feeder canal works adjacent Dornala successful Markapuram territory connected Tuesday.
He besides exuded assurance that the task works would astir apt beryllium completed by June 2026. Addressing the media aft inspecting the task works, the Minister said, “Within 2 months, we person completed implicit 62 per cent of the operation of the 5.3-km retaining partition of the feeder canal, which was precocious launched by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.”
"Only 5 per cent of the 20-km feeder canal lining has been completed till date, and we ordered that the remaining works beryllium taken up astatine swift pace. Nearly 70 per cent of enactment connected the caput regulator retaining partition and wings has been completed truthful far. We person enactment the remaining 2,400 metres of lining connected the way successful Tunnel-2 astatine the complaint of 700 metres per period by June. We person completed 500 metres of hard stone excavation enactment connected the feeder canal,” helium informed.
The Minister travelled for 2 hours successful the backwaters of Srisailam reservoir to inspect the enactment of the caput regulators adjacent Kollam watercourse successful the Veligonda project. He travelled a full of 18.8 km from the opening to the extremity of the astir analyzable tunnels and inspected the works. He besides inspected the passageway boring instrumentality (TBM) ngo that got stuck adjacent the 12th km successful Tunnel-2.
"Veligonda project, which is precise important to the radical of Markapuram and Prakasam districts, was wholly ignored by erstwhile Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. He had inaugurated the task without completing the works,” Mr. Nimmala claimed.
“The conjugation authorities has been moving hard connected the Veligonda task for the past 21 months. It is truthful ironic that the erstwhile Chief Minister had dedicated it to the federation 2 years ago. Mr. Jagan has proven himself to beryllium a fraud, and a marque ambassador for liars. His authorities is an illustration of worst governance and reminds the radical of Tughlaq regularisation successful modern times,” helium added.
