Centre green lights interlinking of rivers, revival of Singapore participation in Amaravati

Hyderabad: The Centre on Friday responded in a positive way to the appeals made by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N Chandrababu Naidu, claimed TDP MPs.

The Centre has agreed with Naidu's proposal on the interlinking of the Godavari and the Pennar rivers besides reviving Singapore's partnership in the construction of the capital city of Amaravati and completing the Polavaram on a fast pace.

Naidu visited New Delhi on Friday evening and met Union Minister for Finance, Nirmala Seetharaman and the External Affairs Minister, Dr S Jaishankar, and made several appeals to them for which both the Union Ministers responded in a positive manner, said TDP MP Lavu Krishnadevarayalu.

Briefing media persons on the visit of the Chief Minister, Lavu Krishnadevarayalu, said that the interlinking of the Godavari and the Pennar rivers is crucial for the development of the backward region of Rayalaseema and the combined Prakasam district for which the Centre has given the green signal.

The Minister for Finance agreed to extend all kinds of cooperation to the State in completing the project and also the Polavaram project, Krishnadevarayalu stated.

The TDP MP said that the Chief Minister made an appeal to the External Affairs Minister to revive the participation of Singapore in the development of Amaravathi for which the Union Minister agreed.

Both the Chief Minister and the Union Minister discussed at length the impact of the newly-elected administration in the United States on the economy in the country and also on the students visiting the US for pursuing further studies.

Informing to the Union External Affairs Minister that Andhra Pradesh has now adopted 'Speed of Doing Business' in place of Ease of Doing Business, Naidu made an appeal to Jaishankar to divert any kind of investments to Andhra Pradesh.

"The Union Minister totally agreed with Naidu as the Chief Minister promised to welcome the investors in a friendly manner," the MP said. Stating that Vijayawada city recently suffered a huge damage due to heavy rains, the Chief Minister made an appeal to the Finance Minister to give a relaxation for one per cent of GST which will be a great relief to the State for which she gave her consent.

The MP said that the Centre's response is very positive to the appeals of the Chief Minister.