Irrigation Minister D. Umamaheswara Rao on Saturday blamed the previous Congress government for the inordinate delay in the execution of the Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi (HNSS) project by undertaking earthworks and ignoring the project at the tunnels and hard surface areas.
The Minister, after his Kadapa tour, reached the HNSS tunnel sites at Katlatapalle and Ramireddigari Palle near Madanapalle. Accompanied by engineers and contractors, Mr. Rao went inside the tunnel and inspected the work.
Speaking to the media, he alleged that during the Congress rule huge money was misused in the name of Jalayagnam.