Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu has urged Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to take steps to complete the Polavaram multi-purpose irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh at the earliest.
In a letter to Mr. Shekhawat on Wednesday, Mr. Naidu said Polavaram was the lifeline for the farmers of the State, and it would play a vital role in the interlinking of rivers.
“Faulty execution of the project by the State government has dealt a big blow. The delay has caused immense loss to the nation in general and Andhra Pradesh in particular in the form of direct and indirect costs. Escalation of the project cost and R&R cost have a direct bearing, while loss of project benefits has an indirect bearing on the exchequer,” Mr. Naidu said.
