Hyderabad: The Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, along with chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, visited Hyderabad to take stock of the multipurpose Polavaram project and rehabilitation colonies on Friday.


The Union Minister inspected the surrounding areas of Polavaram and rehabilitation colonies in Indukuru-1 during which he was briefed on the Polavaram project's various stages and the ongoing development. Shekhawat also appreciated CM Jagan for the facilities in the rehabilitation colonies.


He also added that the Central government would bear all costs for the construction of the Polavaram multi-purpose project and necessary action would be taken after the Andhra Pradesh government submits full details on the revised cost estimates.


The Indukuru-1 rehabilitation colony has been set up for Devipatnam Mandal, Mantur and Agraharam villages and has 306 displaced families. Chief Minister YS Jagan and Union Minister Shekhawat also interacted with these families and the officials gave a presentation to Shekhawat on the facilities provided in the colony.


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The Union Minister is expected to discuss the project with the officials from the Water Resources Department and the Polavaram Project Authority. 


Polavaram is the lifeblood of Andhra Pradesh, and if Polavaram is completed, Andhra Pradesh will be more flourishing, CM Jagan said.


According to the Andhra Pradesh administration, the Polavaram Project was supposed to be finished by December of last year. However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic and non-reimbursement of funds from the Central government, the project is slightly stalled. 


Deputy Chief Minister (Revenue) Dharmana Krishnadas, Ministers Kursala Kannababu, Anil Kumar Yadav, Ch Srinivasa Venugopalakrishna, and a number of MLAs, and people's representatives were present during the visit on Friday.


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