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Andhra Pradesh Launches 100-Day ‘Jaladhara–Jalaharati’ Water Security Drive

The campaign targets groundwater gains through rapid canal and tank repairs before peak summer.

Overview

  • Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu pushed for mission-mode execution and reviewed early field work through a teleconference where officials reported desilting and repairs.
  • Annamayya district collector Nishant Kumar was named the programme’s nodal officer, with mandal-level officers assigned to track and speed up local projects.
  • Orders call for repairing canals and tanks even during heavy rains to prevent flooding, then filling tanks in the monsoon to boost groundwater recharge.
  • Officials were told to prepare an action plan to keep water in temple pushkarinis, which are ritual tanks that also serve as neighborhood water stores.
  • Naidu highlighted a lower electricity burden from higher groundwater levels and set special attention on drainage upgrades in West Godavari to cut waterlogging.