On Monday, August 22, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jagan Mohan Reddy met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to request early approval of the revised cost estimate for the Polavaram irrigation project on the Godavari river. CM Jagan discussed the Polavaram project with Modi during their 30-minute meeting and requested approval of the revised irrigation project cost estimate of Rs 55,548 crore because the state government is unable to move forward with the rehabilitation and resettlement projects due to their high cost. YS Jagan urged Modi to provide Andhra Pradesh the Rs 32,625.25 crore resource gap grant. It is also reported that the CM of AP asked PM Modi for the state's Special Category Status and the fulfilment of pending bifurcation pledges.
