Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Andhra Pradesh Leaders Launch Rs 30,156 Crore Rural Water Projects
Andhra Pradesh has started a large programme to bring safe drinking water to rural communities.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan took part in the launch in Proddatur on Monday.
The programme includes 50,315 works and costs about Rs 30,156 crore.
It aims to provide 55 litres of safe water per person each day.
It plans 27.36 lakh new household taps in 24,601 habitations.
The government says 3.27 crore rural residents are expected to benefit.
New pipes, treatment plants and water storage facilities will help deliver the water.
Pawan Kalyan said the government would provide water without regard to people’s region or political affiliation.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan launched foundation works for Amarajeevi Jaladhara in Proddatur on Monday.
The programme covers 50,315 works, with a stated investment of about Rs 30,156 crore.
It aims to supply 55 litres of safe drinking water per person daily and add 27.36 lakh household tap connections across 24,601 habitations.
The initiative is expected to benefit 3.27 crore rural residents and includes pipelines, treatment plants and storage facilities.
Pawan Kalyan said water provision would not depend on residents’ region or political affiliation and described safe water as the programme’s primary goal.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh government, including Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan.
- What
- The launch of Jal Jeevan Mission–Amarajeevi Jaladhara and foundation works for rural drinking-water projects.
- When
- Monday; the articles do not specify the date.
- Where
- Proddatur, YSR Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To expand access to safe drinking water and improve water security in rural communities.
- Programme
- Jal Jeevan Mission–Amarajeevi Jaladhara
- Planned works
- 50,315
- Stated investment
- About Rs 30,156 crore; one article gives the figure as Rs 30,156.12 crore
- New tap connections
- 27.36 lakh across 24,601 habitations
- Projected beneficiaries
- 3.27 crore rural residents
- Daily water target
- 55 litres per person
- Infrastructure
- Articles cite 77,000 or 77,243 km of pipelines, 1,426 MLD-capacity treatment plants, and storage facilities
- Water-quality funding
- Rs 1,624.79 crore in one article; about Rs 1,624 crore in the other
