Naidu reducing Polavaram project to water-storage structure, alleges Sharmila

APCC president Y.S. Sharmila has accused Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu of compromising the Polavaram irrigation project. She claims the government is reducing the reservoir level to avoid high rehabilitation costs, effectively downgrading the project's utility.
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Y. S. Sharmila on Tuesday (July 14, 2026) launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu over the Polavaram project, accusing him of deliberately weakening the State’s lifeline project to please the Central government.
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