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Critical irrigation projects get budget lifeline
The New Indian Express Vijayawada
|March 01, 2025
The State government has allocated a substantial sum of ₹18,019 crore for the Water Resources Department in the 2025-26 Budget, emphasizing its commitment to critical irrigation and water projects across the State.
In his budget speech, Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav highlighted the importance of irrigation projects, particularly the Polavaram, which had been neglected during the previous YSRCP regime. Keshav referred to the deterioration of crucial dams under the previous administration, with no efforts made to repair them. However, he pointed out the contrast when the Tungabhadra Dam—an Inter-State project—was damaged; Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu acted swiftly,
This story is from the March 01, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Vijayawada.
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