Agri News : 8 minor irrigation projects at Andhra Pradesh in next 2 years

The Andhra Pradesh government is aiming to complete about eight small or medium irrigation projects having expenditure of Rs 15,000 crore in coming next two years. The completion of the pending small or medium projects by circulating the Rs 15,000 crore would help to make the drought-proof state.

Parakala Prabhakar, Advisor (Communications) to the state government said that the government is hoping to circulate about Rs 8,000 crore to Rs 9,000 crore through the sale of rare wood red sanders and mineral barites in coming one to two years.

Bringing more areas under cultivation would lead to increase in income levels. The Andhra Pradesh government would like to pursue with the Centre for early completion of the Polavaram multi-purpose irrigation project by 2018.The project has been accorded national status by the Centre as per the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act..

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