Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said successive Congress governments in the united Andhra Pradesh should be blamed for the present status of major and minor irrigation projects in the State. He alleged that crores of rupees were misappropriated by leaders, who were at the helm of affairs, and they are now talking about incompletion of irrigation projects.
After visiting Polavaram project site on Thursday night, the Chief Minister inaugurated Kovvada canal outfall regulator, cross regulator which was constructed at a cost of Rs. 59 crore. He said following construction of the outfall regulator, 35,000 cusecs of water will be diverted into river Godavari and save 20,000 acres of agriculture land and 15 villages in six mandals will be saved from submergence during floods.
Mr. Naidu warned contractors not to miss the deadline in completing the projects. While speaking to farmers of Pattisam and other villages at the project site, he asked them to give their lands voluntarily for the development of the State. He thanked those farmers who gave lands for Pattiseema project.
