Naidu met Gadkari at the latter's residence in Nagpur last night.
"The chief minister thanked the Union minister for having agreed to release required funds for expeditious completion of Polavaram irrigation project," a brief official communique said about the visit.
Naidu also requested Gadkari to take "more strong measures" to complete the project by 2019, it added.
After the meeting, Naidu left for a ten-day trip to three countries.
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