Going on at a snail's pace: TDP

• TDP Krishna District Committee visits project site
• Devineni Umamaheswara Rao speaks to project engineers
• The then chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy and his confidant KVP received kickbacks from Pulichintala project contractors, alleges TDP

Vijayawada: The works of Pulichintala Project was going on at a snail's pace, observed Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Krishna District President Devineni Umamaheswara Rao. The TDP Krishna District Committee visited the project site on Sunday. Devineni Umamaheswara Rao spoke to the project Executive Engineer and Chief Engineer over phone and enquired about the progress of the project. Speaking to the media, he said that 16 crust gates were constructed till date and six gates were pending. The Central Water Commission (CWC) reportedly told the State government to complete the works before the onset of monsoon as there is a chance of floods. Notably, the delay in works was attributed to communication gap among the officials, sources said. TDP leader Kagita Venkat Rao alleged that former Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy and his close confidant KVP Ramachandra Rao had received Rs 50 crore kickbacks from contractors which resulted in delay of the project. Nandigama legislator Tangirala Prabhakar said that Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy disclosed that the Pulichintala Project will be inaugurated by June end but chances are bleak as completion of pending works may take one more year. TDP Vijayawada parliamentary constituency in-charge Kesineni Nani, Gannavaram MLA Dasari Balavardan Rao, Telugu Rythu President Ch Anjaneyulu and others were present.