Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh Chief
Minister K Rosaiah on Sunday gave a firm commitment to the people
of the state that every programme started and announced by
late Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy would be continued
with more vigour and dedication.
Extending his greetings and best wishes to the people
on the eve of Vijayadasami festival, the Chief Minister said
it was time that all sections of people rededicate themselves
to realise the dream cherished by Reddy to make Andhra Pradesh
number 1 state in all sectors.
"On this festive occasion, here is my promise that the
vast number of ongoing schemes and projects would be continued
and the programmes contemplated would be taken up,
notwithstanding the financial constraints.
He said the State government had requested the Centre to
declare Polavaram and six other major irrigation projects as
national projects. While Polavaram was all set to get the
national project status, the Centre had responded positively
on other projects. Similarly, the government had taken up
micro irrigation project on a large scale to provide water to
5,40,800 acres in the State.
"We are expecting a huge loan of over Rs 8,547 crore from
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for micro
irrigation projects. Every irrigation project will be
completed in right earnest, there should be no doubt on this,"
he added.
Bureau Report
First Published: Sunday, September 27, 2009, 20:30