Naidu meets Shah, Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil in Delhi; seeks push for Godavari-Cauvery river-linking
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu met with Union Ministers in New Delhi to advocate for the Godavari-Cauvery river-linking project and funding for the Polavaram project. He also discussed the progress of the Jal Jeevan Mission-Amarajeevi Jaladhara scheme in his state.
Why it matters
The meeting highlights critical infrastructure and water management negotiations between state and central governments in India, impacting regional development.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Thursday (October 8, 2026), during his two-day visit to the capital, and discussed various pending issues concerning the State, including those raised at the Southern Zonal Council meeting held at Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu in August. Mr. Naidu requested Mr. Shah to take the Godavari-Cauvery river-linking project forward and raised other matters that needed the Central government’s intervention.
పోలవరం ప్రాజెక్టు పనుల ప్రగతిని, ఇటీవల రూ.30 వేల కోట్లతో చేపట్టిన జల్ జీవన్ మిషన్-అమరజీవి జలధార పనుల వివరాలను కేంద్ర జల్ శక్తి మంత్రి సీఆర్ పాటిల్ కు ముఖ్యమంత్రి చంద్రబాబు నాయుడు వివరించారు. ఈ రెండు ప్రాజెక్టులకు నిధులను ఎప్పటికప్పుడు విడుదల చేయాలని కోరారు. #CBNInDelhi #ChandrababuNaidu
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