Veligonda Project Phase-I: CM Naidu Inaugurates Key Irrigation Project

Exam-focused facts from the 1 September 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

On August 31, 2026, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the first phase of the Veligonda Irrigation Project at Gantavanipalle.
The Phase-I of the project will store 10.70 TMC of water.
It will irrigate 1.19 lakh acres of agricultural land.
It will provide safe drinking water to nearly four lakh people across three districts.
The project is named after late Poola Subbaiah.