AP govt releases water from Kuppam canal
To provide irrigation to 6,300 acres, and drinking water to 4.02 lakh people in Kuppam and Palamaner constituencies
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Gundisettipalle (Chittoor dist): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday released water from Kuppam Branch Canal aimed at providing irrigation to 6,300 acres in Kuppam constituency in Chittoor district providing drinking water to 4.02 lakh people in Kuppam and Palamaner constituencies.
The 123.641 km long Kuppam Branch Canal has been constructed at a cost of Rs 560.29 crore under the AVR HNSS Project phase-2 to strengthen the ayacut connecting 110 minor irrigation tanks in Kuppam constituency. Kuppam constituency is the home turf of TDP national president and Leader of Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu. The ruling YSRCP is trying to win from Kuppam under its ‘why not 175’ call to register victory from all the Assembly constituencies.
Addressing a huge public meeting here after offering special prayers at the canal and releasing water at Rajupet in Ramakuppam mandal, the Chief Minister said the government worked with strong commitment for the development of the constituency though it was totally neglected during the TDP rule. Stating that the release of water from Kuppam Branch Canal will be written in golden letters in the region’s history, he said he has fulfilled his promise given to the people in a public meeting at Kuppam on September 23, 2022.
After giving administrative sanction to Kuppam Branch Canal in 2015 and giving contract to his benamis, Naidu treated it as a canal of money flow into his pockets but abandoned it later as he could not find the flow enough, he alleged. Though Naidu abandoned it, the YSRCP Government strived hard to bring Krishna water to Kuppam, 540 meters upstream and 670 km away from Srisailam as part of the Handri Neeva Project, he pointed out.
Reddy said the government has upgraded Kuppam from panchayat to municipality besides establishing a revenue division and a police sub-division for Kuppam.
He said Rs 66 crore has been sanctioned for various development works in Kuppam Municipality, and Rs 100 crore for development works in four mandals of Kuppam constituency.
