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Hans India
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Land acquisition for SHLC soon: Anam
Nellore: Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy has said that as part of the initiative in completing the irrigation projects, the government has decided to start land acquisition related to Somasila High Level Canal (SHLC) very soon. Addressing a press conference at his camp office here on Sunday, the Minister disclosed that Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has ordered the Chief Secretary to release funds for SHLC land acquisition in the recent Cabinet meeting. He said if SHLC is completed, farmers of Atmakur constituency will have enough water for both agriculture operations and drinking water purpose in the coming days. Alleging that the previous government totally neglected irrigation projects, Anam said that it was Chief Minister Naidu, who is giving top priority to complete pending projects in the State. As part of this initiative, Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi works came to completion and water will be released for irrigation to Kuppam constituency, represented by the CM, by ending of this year. The Minister stated that he witnessed water being released hardly to 1.8 lakh acres during his 45-year-long political journey, but for the first time in the history of Nellore district, water was released for 5.24 lakh acres during second crop in the erstwhile Nellore district. He analysed that apart from 22 tmcft of water allocated for two lakh acres in delta area, 16 tmcft for 1.64 lakh acres in non-delta areas from Somasila reservoir. Another 16 tmcft from Telugu Ganga Project for 36,000 acres in Venkatagiri, Sullurpet and Gudur constituencies in the erstwhile Nellore district and 1.24 lakh acres in Srikalahasti and Sullurpet constituencies and 10 tmcft of water for Tirupati and Srikalahasti town for drinking water purpose. On this occasion, Minister Anam has distributed Rs 37 lakh to 22 beneficiaries under CMRF in Atmakur constituency.
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Release of water from HNSS project on July 10, assures CM
1 2 Tirupati: Chief minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu inspected the progress of the Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi (HNSS) works at Chayapuram village in Uravakonda assembly constituency at Anantapur district and assured the people that waters from the HNSS project will be released on July district collector Dr Vinod Kumar briefed the CM on the status and progress of the HNSS works a public meeting held later, Chandrababu Naidu said state govt was spending Rs 3,783 crore on canal lining and widening works linked to the HNSS project stretching over 554 km in Phases 1 and 2 of the project. The CM blamed the previous govt for halting the works for five years and affirmed that the NDA govt has resumed and expedited the works. He emphasized that once Polavaram–Banakacharla is completed, droughts will become a thing of the past in Rayalaseema, and every acre in the state will receive water."On March 11, 1996, I had laid the foundation stone for Handri-Neeva in Uravakonda constituency. This was a dream project of our beloved leader NT Rama Rao, who had initiated it when Rayalaseema was barren. He believed that even though only surplus Krishna River water was allocated, Andhra Pradesh could use that to its benefit. NTR brought in projects like Handri-Neeva, Galeru, Nagari, and Telugu Ganga to transform the region. After I became CM, I implemented several initiatives for Rayalaseema. I resolved to change the face of this region. Farmers here used to grow peanuts with great difficulty, sometimes only two harvests in ten years. I compensated them for crop losses and remember the days of severe drought when we even brought fodder from the coastal regions to save livestock," CM Naidu completion, Phase 1 will provide irrigation for 1,98,000 acres—77,094 in Kurnool, 2,906 in Nandyal, and 1,18,000 in Anantapur districts. Phase 2 will cover 4,04,500 acres: 33,617 in Anantapur, 1,93,383 in Sri Sathya Sai, 37,500 in Kadapa, and 1,40,000 in Chittoor districts. These lands will be suitable for horticulture, improving farmer incomes.
The Hindu
05-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Action plan under way to address drinking water crisis in Annamayya district: Transport Minister
The State government has readied an action plan to address the drinking water crisis in Annamayya district, said Minister for Transport, Youth Affairs and Sports, Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, the Minister said that the government looked at development and welfare as its 'two eyes.' Mr. Reddy said that under the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) schemes, ₹6.25 crore had been released for the construction of rural roads in the Annamayya district, and tenders were already called for six roads across four mandals in Rayachoti constituency. Referring to the vision of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu for equitable development, Mr. Reddy said that 700 acres has been identified at Sibyala village under Rayachoti rural mandal to create a Special Economic Zone (SEZ), where an industrial park would come up. 'The initiative will create excellent employment opportunities for local youth of Annamayya district,' he said. Responding to the public appeals and official reports on the drinking water shortage across Annamayya district, the Minister said that officials were seriously reviewing the situation, while water tankers were being deployed at all villages vulnerable to the crisis. 'New borewells have been dug at several villages across the district, besides making repairs to several defunct borewells. The State government is seriously pursuing the ₹300-crore project to supply water from the Velugallu reservoir to six mandals in Rayachoti, for which tenders have already been called for,' Mr. Reddy said. The Minister said that ₹320 crore has been sanctioned for the completion of pending works under the Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi (HNSS) Phase-II project, to supply water to Srinivasapuram reservoir. 'This will sustain 25,000 acres of ayacut in the district, besides recharging the groundwater table,' Mr. Reddy said.
The Hindu
05-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Naidu likely to visit Uravakonda soon
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is likely to visit Uravakonda in Anantapur district soon. He would be inaugurating the modernised canals of Handri Neeva Sujala Sravanthi (HNSS) project, officials said. District Collector Vinod Kumar V., Superintendent of Police (SP) P. Jagadeesh and other officials on Monday visited Uravakonda and inspected the extension works from HNSS canal near Uravakonda town till Ragulapadu pump house. The Collector and SP inspected the ongoing works at Uravakonda town, HNSS main canal bridge at Chinnamustur to Lattavaram Bridge, PC Pyapili, and also at Ragulapadu pump house in Vajrakarur mandal. They later inspected the government upper primary high school ground and also Lattavaram village, where the Chief Minister might address the public. The Collector enquired about the progress of works, the number of tanks to which water is being supplied from the canal, and other details. They also visited the proposed place for helipad at Ragulapadu. The NDA government had put focus on the completion of HNSS modernisation works after coming to power. Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav, who represents the Uravakonda Assembly constituency, has been constantly reviewing the completion of works and had earlier announced that the works would be completed by June 10.
