Polavaram CBN's cashcow. Former AP CM, TDP chief Chandra Babu Naidu has been attacking AP CM Jagan and the ruling YSRCP government for its inefficienty in the completion of Polavaram project. He is also set to undertake the irrigation projects tour from 1 August and will go on till 10 August.
In the midst of all this, Water Resources Minister, Ambati Rambabu speaking to scribes attacked Chandra Babu and said for him Polavarm is a cashcow and he is not interested on completing the project. He said "Naidu has surpassed TDP founder NTR and he should get an Oscar for his performance. Who in the State is not aware that while he was the Chief Minister before 2004, he never bothered about Polavaram or any other project for that matter? It was former Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, who laid the foundation stone for Polavaram. In fact, even HNSS and GNSS, for which NTR laid the foundation stone, were taken up on a priority basis by YSR,”
“Who constructed the D-wall before the completion of the spillway and cofferdams by spending Rs 400 crore? Was it, not Naidu’s government?” questioned the Minister. During his powerpoint presentation, Ambati Rambabu sought to expose Chandra Babu saying “All they did was the construction of D-wall, much against the logic. In the 2020 and 2021 floods, as Godavari was not diverted, it followed through the gaps in cofferdams. Owing to the narrow gap, the force of the flow was several times more than usual, leading to damage to the D-wall,”
He added “Naidu was never sincere about the Polavaram project as he treated it as a cash cow, as mentioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself. “When the AP Reorganisation Act specifically mentioned that the Centre will fund and construct the Polavaram project, what was the need for Naidu to take up the construction? It was clear, it was for commissions,”
