Archive · 8 Sep 2026
CPI Seeks Pula Subbaiah Statue at Veligonda Project Site
CPI leader K Narayana visited part of the Veligonda Project in Andhra Pradesh.
He said the first phase has been completed and Krishna river water has entered the project.
He asked the government to place a statue honoring CPI leader Pula Subbaiah at the site.
Narayana said Subbaiah had campaigned for the project decades ago.
He also credited several former chief ministers with helping complete the project.
The CPI wants the second phase to move faster.
It also wants families displaced by the project to receive their pending rehabilitation support.
The full project is expected to provide water to many mandals and drinking water to 20 lakh people.
CPI leader K Narayana demanded a Pula Subbaiah statue at the Veligonda Project site.
Narayana welcomed Phase 1 completion and the release of Krishna waters into the project.
He said Pula Subbaiah’s agitations helped prompt an official survey order in the 1980s.
The CPI urged the government to accelerate Phase 2 construction and approve pending rehabilitation packages.
The completed project is expected to supply water to 32 mandals and drinking water to 20 lakh people.
- Who
- CPI National Control Commission Chairman K Narayana and other CPI leaders.
- What
- They demanded a Pula Subbaiah statue, faster Phase 2 works, and pending rehabilitation packages.
- When
- Narayana visited the feeder canal on Monday and spoke at a press meet afterward.
- Where
- At the feeder canal in Gantavanipalli village, Dornala mandal, and the Press Club in Markapur.
- Why
- The CPI said Subbaiah played a major role in advancing the project and that remaining construction and rehabilitation work should be completed.
CPI’s Contributions and Demands
Government and Broader Leadership
Credit for the project
CPI’s Contributions and Demands
K Narayana said the credit for achieving the Veligonda Project belongs entirely to the Communist Party of India, highlighting Pula Subbaiah’s agitations.
Government and Broader Leadership
Narayana also acknowledged the roles of N T Rama Rao, N Chandrababu Naidu, Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, and Jaganmohan Reddy in completing the project.
Next priorities
CPI’s Contributions and Demands
The CPI wants Phase 2 construction accelerated and pending rehabilitation packages issued immediately.
Government and Broader Leadership
The coalition government was congratulated for completing Phase 1 and releasing Krishna waters, while further government action was requested on the remaining demands.
- Project
- Pula Subbaiah Veligonda Project
- Current progress
- Phase 1 has been completed and Krishna waters have been released into the project.
- CPI demand
- Install a statue of CPI leader Pula Subbaiah at the project site.
- Phase 2
- The CPI urged the government to speed up the remaining works.
- Expected coverage
- Water for 32 mandals across erstwhile Prakasam, Nellore, and Kadapa districts.
- Drinking water
- The project is expected to serve 20 lakh people.
- Rehabilitation
- The CPI demanded immediate sanction of pending packages for displaced families.