Vijayawada, Jan. 11 -- Andhra Pradesh Minister for Water Resources Development Nimmala Ramanaidu on Sunday asserted that the state would present strong arguments in the Supreme Court defending the proposed implementation of the Polavaram-Nallamala Sagar major irrigation project.
The minister who held a video conference with the irrigation officials including Irrigation Special Secretary Sai Prasad, Advisor Venkateswara Rao, ENC Narasimha Murthy and lawyers, directed the officials to provide all relevant documents to the legal team.
"We have proposed the Polavaram-Nallamala Sagar project to utilize 200 TMC of the 3,000 TMC of water, which merges into the sea every year in waste. As per the Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal (GWDT) award, And...