This Act, consisting of 71 sections divided into seven Chapters, creates the Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Development Corporation aimed at promoting and implementing irrigation projects, developing schemes for drinking water and industrial water supply to harness the water of rivers of the state of Andhra Pradesh, including flood control. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilites of the above mentioned Corporation, entitled to perform the following activities: a) promote and operate irrigation projects and command area development including flood control; b) plan, investigate, design, construct and manage the irrigation projects and command area development; c) plan, investigate, design, construct and manage drinking water supply schemes; d) plan, investigate, design, construct and manage industrial water supply schemes; e) enter into contracts in respect of the works and any other matters transferred to the Corporation along with assets and liabilities under this Act; f) invite tenders, bids, offers and enter into contracts for the purposes of all the activities of the Corporation; g) promote participation of any person or body or association of individuals, whether incorporated or not, in planning, investigation, designing, construction and management of irrigation projects and command area development including flood control; h) undertake schemes or works, either jointly with other corporate bodies or institutions, or with Government or local authorities, or on agency basis in furtherance of the purposes for which the Corporation is established and all matters connected therewith; i) promote irrigation related activities such as fisheries, pisciculture, floriculture, horticulture, sericulture, tissue culture etc; j) promote tourism, water shorts and other related activities around the Irrigation projects; k) develop the land around or nearby lakes and in other suitable locations with irrigation facilities and other infrastructure facilities and lease part or whole of such developed properties to the interested parties; etc.