The multi-crore Poola Subbaiah Veligonda Project will be completed in about two years time, according to State Environment Minister Balineni Srinivasa Reddy. Taking part in the Zilla Parishad general body meeting here on Sunday, he said he had held a round of talks with the contractor and engineers concerned. It was during the late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy regime a major portion of the project had already been completed.
The project has been designed to draw 43.58 tmcft of floodwater from the Srisailam reservoir to irrigate 4.26 lakh acres in the districts of Prakasam, Nellore and Kadapa and provide drinking water to 15.20 lakh people in the fluoride-affected areas. The Jagan Mohan Reddy government would complete the remaining portion of the project. The YSR Congress government would strive for all-round development of the district by taking up big ticket projects like Ramayapatnam sea port and Donakonda industrial corridor.