Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said that he is going name Sangam Barrage as Mekapati Goutham Sangam Barrage in Goutham Reddy’s memory, Sangam barrage would be completed in six months. AP Assembly on Tuesday paid tributes to former Industries, IT and Commerce Minister, Mekapati Goutham Reddy.

Assembly observed a two-minute silence as a mark of respect to the late leader. CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy moved the condolence motion in the Assembly and conveys its deep sense of sympathy to the members of the bereaved family. AP Assembly places on record its deep sense of sorrow at the untimely demise of former Industries, IT and Commerce Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy.

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Late Gautam Reddy (49) had died of a cardiac arrest in Hyderabad on February 21^st. The young and dynamic politician was a trusted lieutenant of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. He was instrumental in attracting investments to the state. He along with every member of YSRCP would stand in support of Goutham Reddy’s family, said Jagan. Describing the death of Goutham Reddy as a huge personal loss to him, he recalled that the former Minister was his friend since childhood days.

Goutham had a good education and studied in the United Kingdom. Though, he was not in politics when I quit the Congress due to a matter of principle, he was one of the few people who supported me along with his father Raja Mohan Reddy.

Mekapati Gautam served as Minister and two times MLA and took charge of six departments in the Cabinet which included Industries, Infrastructure and Investment, IT and Electronics, Handlooms and Textiles, Sugar Industries and Skill Development. Jagan recalled that Goutham Reddy attended the Dubai expo recently and would send daily updates of the meetings held in Dubai regarding investments. He remembered the efforts of the late YSRCP leader in helping industries like Century Plywood, Sree Cements, Sun Pharma, Aditya Birla Group, Adani group invest in the state.

On the request of Mekapati Raja Mohan Reddy the Government would take over Raja Mohan Reddy Institute of Technology and Science in Udayagiri and name it after Mekapati Goutham Reddy and introduce Agriculture and Horticulture courses.  The work on the Veligonda project in Udayagiri region will be brought under Phase-1 from Phase-2 and it will be completed soon. Udayagiri Degree College will also be revamped under Nadu Nedu Phase-2, he added.