Meeting participants: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Roads Minister Nitin Gadkari, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal.
Key topics: drought caused by El Niño, water‑sharing river‑linking project across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
Infrastructure requests: 189 km Amaravati Outer Ring Road, Polavaram iconic bridge, Beach Road project.
Economic requests: transfer of 20,378 acres of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade salt land for port‑led industrialisation and support for chilli, tobacco and aquaculture exports.
Objective: strengthen water security and create jobs in the region.
The discussions focused on drought relief, the multi‑state river‑linking scheme, and major infrastructure such as the Amaravati Outer Ring Road, Polavaram bridge and Beach Road.
He also requested transfer of 20,378 acres of government salt land to speed up port‑led industrialisation and to expand export markets for chilli, tobacco and aquaculture farmers.
The meetings aim to improve water security, boost the state’s economy and support farmers affected by the El Niño‑related dry spell.
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