Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu has lamented that Jaganmohan Reddy’s regime has become a curse for the Veligonda project. He accused that in the last five years the YSRCP government changed the name of `Jala Yagnam’ to `Dhana Yagnam’. Along with Ministers Gottipati Ravikumar and Dola Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy, several MLAs visited the Veligonda project in Prakasam district.
They inspected the 2nd tunnel near Kothur in Dornala mandal. From there, Minister Nimmala, Collector Tamim Ansaria and TDP in-charge Gottipati Lakshmi visited the feeder canal at Kadaparajupalli. .
Nimmala said that Jagan has hastily dedicated himself to the project nation before the elections without completing the same and even not having 10 cusecs of water storage. As a result, he lamented that funds were given before the works were completed. Moreover, he said that rehabilitation work was completed not even for a single village.
The Minister said that Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has suggested that the Veligonda project should be completed immediately in two phases. On this occasion, Minister Nimmala criticized that YCP cheated people of this region, who trusted him.
He asserted that the coalition government is committed to complete the project keeping in mind the interests of farmers. Nimmala alleged that the Veligonda project was carried out poorly in the past.
He said that works should be undertaken to make the feeder canal 11,500 cusecs, but now even if at least 10 cusecs go, the bund is being washed away. Minister Nimmala has directed the official to give a report on the quality of feeder canal embankment. He said that if Veligonda is completed, 4 lakh acres will be irrigated.
Minister Dola accused Jagan of cheating the people by not carrying out the project work and also not giving compensation. He assured that Chandrababu Naidu-led government will complete the project, from where it was stalled during Jagan’s regime. He asserted that Chandrababu, who began the project, could only complete it.
Minister Dola said that apart from completing the Veligonda project and greening the district, the coalition government is committed to the development of Prakasam district. Minister DBV Swamy said that the majority of the Veligonda project was completed during the previous TDP regime of 2014-19.
