Amaravati, Aug. 14 -- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said that groundwater levels can improve only when water resources are fully conserved.

The CM held a video conference from the state Secretariat with irrigation water users associations, district collectors, and government officials, as per the release.

Discussions focused on water management, delivering water to tail-end lands, and efficient water usage. Minister of Water Resources, Nimmala Rama Naidu, joined the meeting from Palakollu.

"The state must have 1,000 TMC of surface water, and groundwater levels must rise. We must turn the land into a water reservoir. Without groundwater, we would have to pump water from depths of a thousand feet, risking fl...