MPs team meets PM on AP projects

Seeking conferment of national project status to Polavaram, Devadula and Pranahita-Chevella projects, a delegation of Andhra Pradesh MPs and Ministers on Thursday submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The MPs urged the Prime Minister to accord national status to these projects as they need huge funds. “It will be difficult for the state government to bear the cost of these projects,” the delegation stated.

The team also sought the PM’s intervention to get Environment and Forest Department clearances.

Although the Central Water Commission gave clearance to these projects, permission from Forest and Environment is still awaited.

The delegation comprises MPs Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, Sabbam Hari, Rayapati Sambhasiva Rao, Asaduddin Owaisi, Balaram Nayak, S Rajaiah and Suresh Shettar.

Union Minister of State for Textiles Panabaka Laxmi, Union Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju and Union Minister for State for Steel A Sai Pratap also accompanied the delegation.