Hyderabad, April 7 -- Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday called for a state-wide movement for conservation, storage and utilisation of water effectively for agriculture, drinking needs and long-term economic growth.

Launching a 100-day action plan for water conservation at Yadiki village in Tadipatri constituency of Anantapur district, the chief minister said his government was committed to making the state drought-free by taking up water conservation as a mission.

The four-phase action plan includes identification of works from April 6 to 15, administrative approvals from April 16 to 20, execution of works from April 21 to July 9 and submission of completion reports from July 10-14.

"In all, 5,697 villages hav...