Vijayawada, June 26 -- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will inspect the Veligonda Project works in Yerragondapalem constituency and later participate in the Sanjeevani programme in Giddalur constituency.
The Veligonda Project is of immense importance to the districts of Markapuram, Prakasam, Nellore and Kadapa. Once completed, it will provide irrigation to 4.47 lakh acres and drinking water to 15.25 lakh people across 30 mandals in the four districts. The project will also bring a permanent solution to the decades-old fluoride problem in the region.
The project is being executed in two stages: Stage-I: Irrigation to 1.19 lakh acres and drinking water to 4 lakh people. Stage-II: Irrigation to 3.28 lakh acres and drinking ...