Naidu orders officials to follow Irrigation Calendar to ensure timely completion of projects
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has instructed officials to adhere to the Irrigation Calendar to ensure the timely completion of irrigation projects. He emphasized the need for adequate funding and the expedited completion of various components of the Polavaram project. Additionally, Naidu highlighted the successful diversion of water to the Rayalaseema region and outlined plans for further irrigation linkages and infrastructure improvements.
- ▪Naidu directed officials to follow the Irrigation Calendar and add 11 more priority projects, bringing the total to 36.
- ▪88% of the civil component and 93% of land acquisition for the Polavaram project have been completed.
- ▪For the first time, 52 TMCFT of water has been diverted to the Rayalaseema region, filling 432 tanks.
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Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu directed the officials to follow the Irrigation Calendar for timely completion of projects and to add 11 more priority projects to it, which takes the total number to 36. The Finance Department should ensure adequate funding for land acquisition and civil works in order to facilitate execution of the projects as per the timelines that were fixed, he said.Addressing a review meeting on irrigation projects at the Secretariat on Monday, Mr. Naidu said 88% of the civil component, 93% of land acquisition and 45% of Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) works of the Polavaram project have been completed and the balance works should be expedited.
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