Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated 18.82-km twin tunnels of Poola Subbhaiah Veligonda Project at Yeguvacherlopalli of Dornala mandal in Prakasam district on on March 6 (Wednesday), saying that it was a testament of faith and a 20-year dream fulfilled by providing irrigation and drinking water to millions of people in Prakasam, Nellore and Kadapa districts.
The Chief Minister criticised that the previous TDP government did not give the due priority to the project. Describing it as a significant step towards addressing the challenges of irrigation and drinking water needs in the drought-prone and fluoride-hit areas, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said that the project aimed at providing irrigation facilities to 4.47 lakh acres and drinking water to 15.25 lakh people in the upland areas of Prakasam, Nellore, and Kadapa districts.
“The government will spend ₹1,200 crore on the land acquisition and RR package and it will be completed by July or August,” said Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy.
