Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Naidu Promises Godavari Water for Anakapalli by September
Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu visited Anakapalli district and spoke about future plans.
He said Godavari River water would reach Anakapalli by the first week of September.
He said the water would be used for drinking, farming and filling local ponds and reservoirs.
Naidu said Anakapalli could grow into an important industrial district.
He said data centres could create jobs for many AI workers.
He also said a quantum computer would be built in Amaravati.
The Chief Minister asked villages to turn waste into compost, gas and electricity.
He discussed free cooking-gas support and improvements in government schools.
He also accused the previous government of irregularities, while saying his government was restoring finances and improving transparency.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said Godavari water would reach Anakapalli through the Polavaram Left Canal by the first week of September.
Naidu said the water would support irrigation, drinking-water supply and the filling of ponds, tanks and reservoirs in Anakapalli and Visakhapatnam.
He described Anakapalli as an emerging industrial district and cited steel, pharmaceutical, aluminium, IT and data-centre projects.
Naidu said data centres could employ lakhs of AI professionals, while a quantum computer was planned for Amaravati.
He promoted zero-waste villages, welfare measures and government-school improvements while alleging irregularities under the previous administration.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
- What
- Naidu announced plans to bring Godavari water to Anakapalli and discussed industrial development, data centres, waste management, welfare and governance.
- When
- During his district tour and Saturday address; he said water would arrive by the first week of September.
- Where
- Alamanda Kodur in Anakapalli district, with related plans for Visakhapatnam and Amaravati.
- Why
- The water project is intended to strengthen irrigation and drinking-water supply, while the other initiatives are intended to promote jobs, development, cleanliness and welfare.
Government’s claims
Criticisms and allegations
Data-centre water and benefits
Government’s claims
Naidu said the Polavaram Left Canal could supply the proposed data centres’ combined requirement of 3.5 TMC and argued that the centres could create employment for lakhs of AI professionals and increase government revenue.
Criticisms and allegations
Naidu said critics had spread misleading claims that the data centre had not been commissioned or provided with drinking water; the articles do not provide an independent response from those critics.
Previous administration’s record
Government’s claims
Naidu alleged that liquor sales, land titling and recruitment examinations saw irregularities during the 2019–2024 tenure of the previous government, and said his government was restoring finances and improving transparency.
Criticisms and allegations
The previous administration or its representatives are not directly quoted in the articles responding to these allegations.
Recruitment examinations
Government’s claims
Naidu said DSC appointments were being made transparently and warned that those responsible for irregularities in Group-I evaluation would face legal action.
Criticisms and allegations
The articles report the allegations and warning but do not establish whether the alleged irregularities occurred or include a response from those accused.
- Water route
- Godavari water is to reach Anakapalli through the Polavaram Left Canal.
- Expected timing
- Naidu said the water would arrive in the first week of September.
- Data-centre water requirement
- Naidu said all proposed data centres together would require 3.5 TMC of water, which the canal could supply.
- Industrial plans
- Anakapalli was described as a future industrial district involving steel, pharmaceuticals, aluminium, IT and data centres.
- Infrastructure projects
- NTR reservoir works were cited at an estimated cost of ₹29 crore, while an industrial township was planned on 10,000 acres.
- Waste management
- The government said 143 lakh metric tonnes of garbage had been addressed over two years and converted into gas and fertilisers.
- Welfare measure
- Under Deepam-2.0, the cost of three cooking-gas cylinders is planned to be deposited into women beneficiaries’ bank accounts every four months.
