As Modi govt made opposition to special category status amply known, TDP boss insisted on liberal funding essential to rebuild state including Amaravati & Polavaram, says party.
Since work on the project started in 2005, the project cost has swollen manifold. State govt officials hope that the upcoming general and assembly polls will help speed things up.
A team of senior officials from AP were in Delhi since Wednesday to meet with secretaries of Union Jal Shakti and Finance Ministry to discuss key issues regarding the project.
Polavaram was first proposed in 1941 but received green light in 2004-05, under YSR. It is projected to irrigate 2.91 lakh hectares, and provide drinking water to 28.5 lakh people.
This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.
Tracked and wheeled variants, built in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, carry 30mm turrets, cross water using hydro jets, and are 65% indigenous.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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