- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Monday launched a Rs 85,160-crore project to link Godavari with Pennar rivers to supply water to drought affected region.
- It is a part of the government’s overall plan to link five main rivers in the state: Godavari, Krishna, Nagavali, Vamsadhara and Pennar. Godavari and Krishna rivers have already been linked in 2016
