Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Naidu Disburses Rs 250 Crore to Veligonda Evacuees
Andhra Pradesh is paying money to families who had to leave their homes for the Veligonda Project.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu handed over Rs 250 crore in the latest payment.
This latest payment went to 2,027 families.
Earlier payments went to 2,557 families and 1,622 families.
Altogether, 6,206 families have received Rs 768 crore.
The money is meant to support their rehabilitation and resettlement.
Officials said 85 per cent of this work has been completed.
The first phase of the Veligonda Project may be opened soon.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu handed over Rs 250 crore in the third compensation tranche.
The third tranche provides compensation to 2,027 Veligonda project evacuee families.
The first tranche gave Rs 318 crore to 2,557 families, while the second provided Rs 200 crore to 1,622 families.
Across three tranches, 6,206 families have received a total of Rs 768 crore.
The payments cover 85 per cent of Rehabilitation and Resettlement work, with the first project phase expected to be inaugurated soon.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and 6,206 Veligonda project evacuee families.
- What
- The government disbursed Rs 250 crore in the third compensation tranche, bringing total payments to Rs 768 crore.
- When
- The announcement was made in an official release issued on Saturday; no specific date was provided.
- Where
- The compensation concerns evacuees from the Veligonda Project in Andhra Pradesh; the handover location was not specified.
- Why
- The payments are for Rehabilitation and Resettlement of families evacuated for the Veligonda Project.
- Latest tranche
- Rs 250 crore
- Families in latest tranche
- 2,027
- Total disbursed
- Rs 768 crore
- Total families compensated
- 6,206
- First tranche
- Rs 318 crore for 2,557 families
- Second tranche
- Rs 200 crore for 1,622 families
- R&R completion
- 85 per cent