Ongole, Mar 6 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated the 18.82 km long twin tunnels of Poola Subbaiah Veligonda Project and dedicated them to the nation by unveiling the project pylon at Yeguva Cherlopalli in Prakasam district on Wednesday.
Addressing a public meeting on the occasion, the Chief Minister expressed happiness that he was dedicating the projects to the nation. The Chief Minister recalled that the foundation stone was laid for the Veligonda project by his father and former Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy in 2004.
He said that the total length of two tunnels stands at around 37 km and after launching the project, the work of the tunnels was completed up to a distance of 20 km by 2014 but the work moved at a snail’s pace during the TDP rule which completed only 6.6 km span of work.