Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Minister Promises Compensation as Veligonda Project Water Release Nears
A minister said people displaced by the Veligonda Project will receive the compensation promised to them.
He asked them not to worry or believe false information.
The government plans to release 10 TMC feet of water to the project on the 31st of this month.
He said this would fulfill a promise to release water before the end of August.
The project was started when Nara Chandrababu Naidu was chief minister in 1996.
The minister said Naidu was now completing the project works 30 years later.
The government approved Rs 900 crore for oustee compensation.
So far, Rs 768 crore has been paid, and the remaining people are expected to receive their money.
The minister also said feeder canal lining works had been completed.
Social Welfare Minister Dr Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy assured all Veligonda Project oustees would receive compensation.
The government plans to release 10 TMC feet of water to the project on the 31st of this month.
The minister said the project would receive water before the end of August, as promised.
Of the Rs 900 crore sanctioned for compensation, Rs 768 crore has been paid in three instalments.
Feeder canal lining works were completed, and residents across four districts were urged to cooperate with development programmes.
- Who
- Social Welfare Minister Dr Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy, project oustees, and the Andhra Pradesh government.
- What
- The minister assured oustees of compensation and announced a planned release of 10 TMC feet of water to the Pula Subbaiah Veligonda Project.
- When
- Water is scheduled for release on the 31st of this month; the government said it would release water before the end of August.
- Where
- The announcement was made at Prakasam Bhavan in Ongole; the project affects people in Markapur, Prakasam, Nellore, and Kadapa districts.
- Why
- To reassure oustees about pending compensation and report progress on completing the project.
- Project
- Pula Subbaiah Veligonda Project
- Planned water release
- 10 TMC feet on the 31st of this month
- Compensation sanctioned
- Rs 900 crore
- Compensation paid
- Rs 768 crore in three instalments
- Remaining compensation
- The minister assured that all remaining oustees would be paid.
- Feeder canal
- Lining works were reported as completed.
- Foundation date
- Nara Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation stone on March 5, 1996, according to the minister.