Kurnool, April 16 -- The Opposition in Andhra Pradesh, the YSR Congress Party leaders from Kurnool and Nandyal districts, have asserted that they will launch a united mass movement and continue protests until the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation Project is restarted.
Addressing a round table meeting held in Kurnool with participation of irrigation experts, intellectuals, and party leaders, they strongly criticized the coalition government for halting a project that was nearly 90% completed during the previous YSRCP government after spending around Rs. 900 crore. Leaders warned that if immediate steps are not taken, Rayalaseema faces the serious risk of turning into a desert in the coming years.
They stated that Chief Minister N Chandrababu Nai...