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Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu volition soon sojourn the North Andhra districts to reappraisal the advancement of pending irrigation projects and contented directions to expedite their completion, says Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu.
Speaking aft a high-level reappraisal gathering with officials and bureau representatives connected Thursday, Mr. Ramanaidu said the Chief Minister had fixed apical precedence to reviving irrigation improvement successful the North Coastal region, which was neglected during the past 5 years.
He noted that not a azygous rupee had been spent connected irrigation projects successful North Andhra during the erstwhile YSRCP government, which stalled each works initiated betwixt 2014 and 2019 nether the TDP regime, including the flagship Uttarandhra Sujala Sravanthi programme.
“After the conjugation authorities came to power, Mr. Naidu directed officials to implicit each large projects wrong the adjacent 2 years with an outlay of implicit ₹2,000 crore,” helium said.
An enactment program was being prepared to fast-track 9 precedence projects, including BRR Vamsadhara, Thotapalli, Vamsadhara–Nagavali Link, Janjavathi Reservoir, Hiramandalam Lift, Nagavali–Champavathi, Mahendra Tanaya, Tarakarama Teerthasagar, and Madduvalasa Reservoir, helium said.
“These projects person been identified arsenic high-priority schemes,” helium said, adding, “Along with the main works, the authorities is besides focusing connected R&R and different pending components.”
Once completed, these projects were expected to bring an further 1.24 lakh acres nether caller ayacut (irrigated area) and stabilise different 2.48 lakh acres. “By ensuring maximum irrigation with minimal expenditure, we purpose to payment drought-prone areas and unafraid cultivation maturation successful North Andhra,” helium stated.
Mr. Ramanaidu emphasised that the conjugation authorities was committed to repaying the long-standing indebtedness owed to the radical of North Andhra. “While the erstwhile authorities pushed the irrigation assemblage into decline, we are determined to reconstruct it and guarantee h2o reaches each past acre,” helium said.
The gathering was attended by Water Resources Department Adviser M. Venkateswara Rao, Chief Engineers, Superintending Engineers, Executive Engineers, elder officials, and representatives of implementing agencies.
