Andhra Pradesh Farmers demand release of water from Nagarjuna Sagar project

Vijayawada | Monday | 12th November, 2018

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He demanded that the state government should explain as to why the government is unable to release water for the crops despite Sagar project has maximum reserves. He demanded that the state government should immediately withdraw Varabandi system and release water from Nagarjuna Sagar.Former legislator Marri Rajasekhar said that farmers launched agriculture operations only after ministers and legislators of the TDP promised to release water from Nagarjuna Sagar dam . He alleged that Vinukonda town was facing severe crisis even for the drinking water due to the poor releases from Sagar project. He wondered as to why all these leaders have tuned silent when the officials were playing with the lives of the farmers. NARASARAOPET: Blaming chief minister Chandrababu Naidu for the prevailing drought conditions under the Nagarjuna Sagar Project, YSRCP loksabha constituency in-charge Lavu Srikrishnadevarayalu alleged on Monday that state government had completely failed to tap its quota of waters in Nagarjuna Sagar reservoir.He said that the self-styled visionary chief minister had turned a blind eye to the situation in the state resulting crops getting dried up in lakhs of acres.YSRCP organised a massive protest in front of Nagarjuna Sagar Project (NSP) office in the town on Monday..