Vijayawada: Completion of Polavaram is my life’s goal, said Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, during a meeting with the Committee on Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R). On Wednesday, he met committee members -- Leena Nair and G. Latha Krishna Rao, who visited the Polavaram site in the last two days. They said they were satisfied with the provisions for rehabilitation and the compensation for migrant villagers.
They visited all three villages and said that the R&R provided by the state government has good houses and can accommodate all displaced persons. The CM said that the reports on land acquisition, compensation and rehabilitation will be submitted to the Centre, along with the possibilities of a Godavari-Penna-Kaveri linking project. The Centre was supposed to release funds faster, he said. “It is not good to delay the project, as there are already many obstacles, and forces that are trying to provoke migrant villagers. We need more cooperation from the Centre and we still have not received the promised special package,” he added.
“I spend 4 hours every week concentrating on the development of this project. I did not face these many obstacles when I developed an entire city (Cyberabad)”, he said. He said that the government prioritises water management, because the success of the agriculture sector determines almost everything else in the state. “The bifurcation of the state is an unjust and sudden move. Our state was formed without a Capital city. Only with the Centre’s support can there be progress in the state,” said the Chief Minister at the meeting held in the Assembly.
