He said this at a review meeting of Thotapalli irrigation project held here with the irrigation, revenue and municipal officials today.
"Water scarcity can be done away if rivers are interlinked," the Minister said.
He asked the officials to expedite the Thotapalli irrigation project and complete it by June 2016.
During the meeting, the Minister was told that by completing 90 per cent of works of this project, water could be provided to 1.1 lakh acres of land in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts.
"Ensure that the project is completed at the earliest," the Minister told the officials.
He also asked them to expedite the Tarakarama irrigation project.