Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed serious concern over the violence in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. He further said that it is very sad that people of these states grew agitated over water.
The violent incidents in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are an example of the ill-effects of water crisis. The state government has taken up the ‘Water and Progress’ programme in a big way to ensure that future generations do not face water crisis in Andhra Pradesh. If we can overcome water crisis, we can ensure progress not only in agriculture sector but also industrial and other sectors as well, he added further.
The chief minister asked officials to involve engineering students in the water conservation measures. Creating a flow of tanks could be entrusted as project work for the students, he said. Under the Panta Sanjeevani programme, digging of 73,970 farm ponds has been completed so far while work on 2,69,964 is under progress. Naidu also directed the officials to step up water auditing in all districts of the state.