Vijayawada, July 4 -- Andhra Pradesh Minister for Water Resources Development Nimmala Ramanaidu launched the renovation works of the Vedadri Kanchala List Irrigation project at Jaggayyapeta in NTR district on Friday. The renovation works of the lift scheme will be taken up at a cost of Rs 15.33 crore.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister Ramanaidu said that the Lift Scheme would provide irrigation water to over 17,300 acres, located in Jaggayyapet and Nandigama Assembly constituencies.
The Minister reminisced that the Chandrababu Naidu government during 2014-19, spent Rs 5.36 crore for the Vedadri Kanchala Lift project. But later the Jagan Reddy government during 2019-24, allocated a meager amount for the maintenance of the Lift projects, h...