Visakhapatnam, Sep 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Wednesday that no water shortage will be caused by upcoming data centres in Visakhapatnam.
He alleged that the opposition YSR Congress Party was creating a fake narrative over the issue.
He said the government can bring up to 500 TMC of water from the Godavari to Visakhapatnam via the Polavaram canal, while data centres would need only 5 TMC.
Inaugurating the Polavaram Left Main Canal works and releasing the Godavari waters into Anakapalli, CM Chandrababu Naidu confirmed the availability of water for data centres through this project. He categorically clarified all the misinformation and concerns over water availability for data centres.
The Chief Minister said that after the inauguration of the project, 2 TMC of water will be brought through the Polavaram canal, but it is not the limit.
He asserted that Andhra Pradesh now has the capacity to bring not only 5 TMC but even 50, 100 or 500 TMC of water to the region.
He stated that if all five proposed data centres come up, they would require around 5 TMC of water.
CM Chandrababu Naidu further said that once the Polavaram project is completed and water flows through gravity, Visakhapatnam will not face a water shortage, and appealed to people to recognise the long-term benefits of the project.
He also said that YSRCP is trying to create a fake narrative surrounding the data centres and water scarcity.
He welcomed the Godavari waters by offering Jala harathi at Payakaraopeta cross regulator.
The government has planned to provide irrigation water to 2.87 lakh acres and drinking water to 9.23 lakh people in East Godavari, Kakinada, Konaseema and Anakapalli districts through the water released into the Left Canal.
Officials informed the Chief Minister that 23.44 TMC of water has been planned for diversion to meet industrial, drinking and irrigation requirements in Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli districts.
Addressing a public meeting, the Chief Minister said that Godavari waters had reached North Andhra and that the barren lands in the region would now turn into fertile agricultural fields.
The Godavari, which reaches the sea through its three tributaries – Gautami, Vasishta and Vainateya – has now travelled to Anakapalli through the Polavaram Left Canal, he said.
The Chief Minister said the Godavari had crossed the Eastern Ghats, forests, rivers, streams, highways and other obstacles to reach the region. “We will take Godavari waters to the feet of Lord Varaha Narasimha at Simhachalam next year and subsequently to Sri Suryanarayana Swamy at Arasavalli, taking the Godavari waters up to the Vamsadhara,” he said.
The Chief Minister said Rs 4,192 crore had already been spent on construction of the Polavaram Left Canal and another Rs 800 crore would be spent to complete the remaining works. He said siphons had been constructed on the Yeleru Canal and aqueducts across the Pampa, Tandava and Varaha rivers, completing the canal works. He also said a land dispute at Tallapalem had been resolved and rehabilitation provided to displaced families.
The Chief Minister alleged that the opposition party was indulging in false propaganda, claiming credit for every development taking place in the State.
Source: IANS
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