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Dec 11, 2020, 16:10 IST
NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh Minister For Finance, Buggana Rajendranath Reddy and Irrigation Minister Anil Kumar Yadav met and submitted a memorandum to the Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday, with regards to the Revised Cost Estimates (RCE) of the Polavaram project at 2017-18 price level.
Speaking to the media after the meeting, Anil Kumar Yadav said that the Central Minister has responded favourably to the AP government’s request. “The Union Minister accepted our invitation and agreed to visit the Polavaram Project in the next 15 days,” he mentioned.
The Irrigation Minister said that the Government was in the process of setting right the issues, which were made during TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu s reign. The Minister said that a Memorandum to the Union Minister with the RCE for the construction of the Polavaram project was submitted for his approval, to which the Jal Shakti Minister has responded positively.
It is being organised virtually by the NMCG and the Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga). Speaking at the event, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said the Namami Gange project is one of the largest, holistic and successful river conservation programmes in the country, which is layin