Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu requested Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to allocate funds to AP state.
Naidu met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi today. During his meeting, Naidu urged the minister to provide assistance through the Purvodaya and Saaski schemes and requested that allocations be made in the upcoming budget to develop Rayalaseema as a key horticulture hub.
Naidu also appealed for support regarding the Polavaram-Nallamala Sagar project, which aims to divert floodwaters from the Godavari River to meet the drinking water and irrigation requirements of drought-affected regions.
