Vijayawada: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday inaugurated the 2.26 km long retaining wall constructed alongside Krishna River at Kanaka Durga Varadhi here on Tuesday.
The wall on the two sides of the Varadhi was constructed at a cost of Rs 500 crore for protecting 80,000 Krishna Lanka residents from flood threat. Addressing a public meeting on the occasion, he said that the previous government never thought of constructing the protection wall to safeguard the lives of the flood-prone residents.
“We all know that local residents suffered a lot during flood times but their problem was not taken seriously by the previous government,” he remarked.
During the last five years only, the YSRCP Government initiated measures to construct the wall for protecting the people from floods, he said, adding that a park was established and beautification works were also undertaken for the benefit of the locals.
