Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said, the Centre is working to release the funds related to Polavaram Project to the State of Andhra Pradesh at the earliest.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Responding to the issue during Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha, the Minister said, the discussion is on with the State Finance Minister and she is also in touch with Union Water Resource Ministry for clearing the outstanding amount.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''The Minister said, the Centre has received the CAG audit report pertaining to the project.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''Earlier, Vijaysai Reddy of YSR Congress raised this issue saying that an amount of Rs. 3,805 crore related to this project is yet to be released by the Centre which is affecting this ambitious project.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''He urged the Centre to release the fund immediately to complete the project within the deadline of December 2021.<br />
News On AIR | September 15, 2020 10:33 AM
Centre to release funds related to Polavaram Project to Andhra Pradesh at earliest: FM Nirmala Sitharaman