Chief Minister Jagan Reddy visited the flood-hit areas in Kunavaram mandal of Alluri Sitharama Raju district and Kukunur in Eluru district on Monday. Before his visit, officials hurriedly engaged in a cleaning exercise in those areas. During the visit, the Chief Minister talked to families affected by the floods at Kukunuru. He spoke about the Polavaram dam, explaining that it is allowed to be filled up with water in phases according to the guidelines of the Central Water Commission (CWC). He criticized the former TDP government for its handling of the Polavaram project and the Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) package. CM Jagan said that the current government had met with Prime Minister Modi and the Central Water Commission several times to request assistance for the Polavaram project and the challenges related to it. He also stated that it would be hard to complete the project based on the rates decided in 2013 during the TDP's governance. He expressed hope that
