Government intensifying efforts to resolve Gundrevula project woes, say Ministers
Andhra Pradesh government ministers are working to resolve inter-state water project disputes, specifically regarding the Gundrevula and RDS-Rajolibanda projects. The government claims to have significantly increased irrigation spending in the Rayalaseema region compared to the previous administration.
Why it matters
Water security and irrigation infrastructure are critical political and economic issues for the development of the Rayalaseema region.
Ministers Nimmala Ramanaidu and Gottipati Ravi Kumar said that the Andhra Pradesh government was intensifying efforts to resolve inter-State issues surrounding the Gundrevula project and to advance its proposed irrigation and drinking water projects in western Kurnool during their visit to Mantralayam on Monday.
They said that the government was seeking an amicable resolution to issues relating to Gundrevula and the RDS-Rajolibanda Diversion projects, while giving special attention to irrigation and drinking water schemes in western Kurnool. “Providing water security to Rayalaseema has been a priority of the NDA coalition government. The government is also committed to completing major irrigation projects initiated during earlier TDP governments,” they said.
Taking a dig at the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), the Ministers alleged that the previous government had neglected irrigation in the region despite winning 49 of Rayalaseema’s 52 Assembly seats in 2019.
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