Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will release water of river Godavari into Krishna to mark the formal linking of the two rivers. State Water Resources Minister Devineni Umamaheswara Rao told reporters that the state has created history by completing the Krishna-Godavari linking project to divert about 80 TMC of water from river Godavari river to Krishna. The linkage of Godavari water with Krishna basin is being made possible by the ‘Pattiseema’ lift irrigation scheme on Godavari river at Pattisam village in West Godavari district.
Andhra Pradesh - Facts
- Telugu, the official language of Andhra Pradesh, was described by Englishmen as the “Italian of the East ” for its sweetness.
- Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of rice in the country.
- Nagarjunasagaris the world’s tallest masonry dam, at a height of 124 metres, and creates a reservoir holding up to 11,472 million cubic metres.
- Golconda, near Hyderabad was India’s richest diamond mine. It produced renowned diamonds like: the Koh-i-Noor, the Darya-e-Nur, the Nur-Ul-Ain, the Hope diamond and the Regent diamond.
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