Markapuram, Aug. 26 -- Andhra Pradesh Minister for Water Resources Development Nimmala Ramanaidu inspected the feeder canal regulator and crest gates of the Veligonda irrigation project on Wednesday.
The project will be dedicated to the people by the Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on August 31.
The Minister also visited the place where the Chief Minister would participate in the Jala Harati programme at the project site. He also visited the colony of project evacuees and directed the district Collector on providing amenities to them.
The Minister said that about 7000 people were displaced due to the Veligonda project. The project is aimed to provide irrigation and drinking water to lakhs of people in the combined Prakasam, Nellore an...