Kadapa, Jul 9: As part of the two-day tour, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy laid the foundation for various development works to be carried out at a cost of Rs 500 crore.
Addressing the public on this occasion, the Chief Minister said that the government-sanctioned Rs 650 crore to construct a lift on the Kundu river for supplying water to the Brahma Sagar project and Rs 300 crore for completing an 18 km lining along with the project for easy access to water.
He said that at an expenditure of Rs.36 crore, three more lift projects are being set up in the left canal of the Brahma Sagar project, Rs.80 crore for widening the Lower Sagileru canal, and a bridge would be constructed on Sagileru at Brahmanapalli at a cost of Rs 9.5 crore.
The Chief Minister also sanctioned the construction of warehouses at a cost of Rs.7.5 crore, a new RDO office at Badvel. Besides these, for municipal administration works, the Chief Minister allocated Rs.130 crore, which includes setting up of vegetable and fish markets, commercial complexes, laying 143 km CC roads, and three parks in Badvel constituency which brings a new vibe to Badvel.
Mr. Reddy also announced to complete the pending works of the Telugu Ganga project at a cost of Rs.56 crore, build a plastic concrete diaphragm wall for Brahma Sagar project at Rs.45 crore for filling it to its full capacity, and also set up five substations at a cost of Rs 10 crore to provide uninterrupted power supply for agriculture purposes. (UNI)