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Andhra govt to launch watershed projects in five districts
The Andhra Pradesh government is launching the Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agriculture Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD) project in five parched districts and also the tribal belt in the Visakhapatnam district of the state, to be implemented over the next six years.
The total project cost is Rs 200 crore of which the World Bank will fund Rs 140 crore.
The state government will spend Rs 60 crore.
The state Cabinet, at its meeting here last week, cleared the project to be implemented in the four Rayalaseema districts of Anantapuramu, Chittoor, Kadapa and Kurnool besides Prakasam in south coastal AP.
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Andhra Pradesh govt to launch watershed projects in five districts
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Last Updated: Dec 21, 2020, 12:00 PM IST
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The state Cabinet, at its meeting last week, cleared the project to be implemented in the four Rayalaseema districts of Anantapuramu, Chittoor, Kadapa and Kurnool besides Prakasam in south coastal AP.
The state government will spend Rs 60 crore.
AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh government is launching the Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agriculture Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD) project in five parched districts and also the tribal belt in Visakhapatnam district of the state, to be implemented over the next six years.
The total project cost is Rs 200 crore of which the World Bank will fund Rs 140 crore.