Andhra Cabinet approves construction of new diaphragm wall for Polavaram project
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Cabinet approves construction of new diaphragm wall for Polavaram project

New Indian Express  

Phase-1 of Polavaram scheduled to be completed by March 2026: Min The previous regime had constituted an expert committee, which confirmed that the diaphragm wall was damaged. The Godavari floods during the previous monsoon season had caused huge pits near the diaphragm wall of the Polavaram project in the river bed. Meanwhile, Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Paatil, in a written reply to a question raised by TDP MPs Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu and GM Harish Balayogi in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, informed that as per the assessed new timelines, phase-1 of the Polavaram project, i.e., water storage up to the minimum draw down level of EL 41.15 m, is scheduled to be completed by March 2026. The Jal Shakti Minister said the Polavaram Project Authority awarded the third party evaluation of the project to II T Hyderabad in August 2021.

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Chandrababu Naidu sets October 2026 target for Polavaram project completion
6 days, 17 hours ago

Chandrababu Naidu sets October 2026 target for Polavaram project completion

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu set October 2026 as the target to complete the Polavaram irrigation project. I instructed the officials to work out the minutest details," Naidu said, adding that Key Performance Indicators will be established to ensure progress on each component of the project. He claimed that under the previous TDP regime, 71 per cent of …

Govt to complete Polavaram project by Oct 2026: Naidu
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6 days, 22 hours ago

Govt to complete Polavaram project by Oct 2026: Naidu

Hindustan Times  

Hyderabad Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday expressed confidence that the Polavaram major irrigation project being constructed on Godavari River would get the recognition of an iconic project in the country. Accompanied by his cabinet colleagues, irrigation department officials and engineers belonging to contracting firms, Naidu visited the Polavaram project site in …

Why is the BJD opposing the Polavaram project? | Explained
1 week ago

Why is the BJD opposing the Polavaram project? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Biju Janata Dal has recently intensified its efforts to highlight the potential adverse impacts of the Polavaram Dam project, undertaken by the Andhra Pradesh government, on the tribal communities in Odisha’s Malkangiri district. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has vowed to complete the Polavaram Project on River Godavari by 2027 as the interstate …

Polavaram diaphragm wall works to begin in January
1 week, 6 days ago

Polavaram diaphragm wall works to begin in January

New Indian Express  

Incorporating the suggestions of the international committee of experts, the new D-Wall will be constructed some 6 metres upstream of the existing D-Wall, which was damaged during floods in 2019 and 2020. According to experts, the D-Wall will be a sub-surface construction going to 2 metres in depth beneath the rock strata below the river bed. The executing agencies are …

RTI reveals Polavaram height set by Andhra Pradesh govt in 2021 amid blame game
4 weeks ago

RTI reveals Polavaram height set by Andhra Pradesh govt in 2021 amid blame game

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: At a time when both the TDP and YSRCP are blaming each other responsible for the reduction in height of the Polavaram Irrigation Project, the Polavaram Project Authority has made it clear that the Phase-1 concept emerged from the State government’s proposal, and the Centre approved it at a review meeting held on April 10, 2023 that the focus …

AP CM to visit Polavaram on November 27
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

AP CM to visit Polavaram on November 27

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu is visiting the Polavaram irrigation project at Polavaram in Eluru district on November 27, said K. Narasimha Murthy, Polavaram chief engineer. As the construction works on a new diaphragm wall begin in January 2025, the authorities are developing a platform with soil on either side, at the place where the D-wall will be constructed, …

AP committed to execute Polavaram Dam at height of 45.72 meters: Minister
1 month ago

AP committed to execute Polavaram Dam at height of 45.72 meters: Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Minister of water resources Nimmala Ramanaidu said the state government was committed to construct the Polavaram dam at a height of 45.72 metres and ruled out any chance to reduce it. In reply to queries raised by members Duvvarapu Rama Rao, B. Tirumala Naidu and Thota Trimurthulu during Question Hour in the Legislative Council here on Friday, the minister …

Congress slams Naidu for accusing YSR of neglecting Polavaram project
1 month ago

Congress slams Naidu for accusing YSR of neglecting Polavaram project

Hindustan Times  

Senior Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha member KVP Ramachandra Rao on Wednesday took exception to Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s statement accusing former chief minister YS Rajasekha Reddy of neglecting the Polavaram major irrigation project being built on Godavari river. Senior Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha member KVP Ramachandra Rao on Wednesday took exception to Andhra …

Polavaram Project to be completed by 2027 at 'any cost', says Chandrababu Naidu
1 month ago

Polavaram Project to be completed by 2027 at 'any cost', says Chandrababu Naidu

India Today  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu reaffirmed his commitment to completing the Polavaram Project by 2027, calling it the “lifeline and backbone” of the state. “Despite financial challenges, the Polavaram Project will be completed by 2027 at any cost,” Naidu declared. Providing financial details, Naidu revealed that the project’s estimated cost stands at Rs 55,000 crore, of which the …

Polavaram to Be Ready by 2027: CM Naidu
1 month ago

Polavaram to Be Ready by 2027: CM Naidu

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has announced a schedule in the state assembly on Tuesday to complete the Polavaram irrigation project works by 2027. This, he said, would involve a cost of Rs 70,000 crore, and “ensure water for every acre of land.” This would also help avoid drought in Andhra Pradesh, the CM said while taking part in …

Work on Polavaram’s New D-Wall to Begin in November
3 months ago

Work on Polavaram’s New D-Wall to Begin in November

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Construction of the Polavaram irrigation project’s new diaphragm wall would start at Polavaram village in Eluru district in November and this would last a year. The dewatering of the construction area would be done during the next flood season so that the year-long works would continue without disruption. The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the phase-1 of …

Ex-minister blames Andhra CM Naidu for Polavaram Irrigation Project setbacks
4 months ago

Ex-minister blames Andhra CM Naidu for Polavaram Irrigation Project setbacks

New Indian Express  

RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM: Former minister and YSRC leader Chelluboyina Srinivasa Venugopala Krishna expressed concern over the mismanagement of the Polavaram Irrigation Project under the leadership of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, and attributed the setbacks and financial loss incurred by the project to Naidu’s hasty and ill-conceived decisions. Speaking to the media in Rajamahendravaram on Monday, Chelluboyina alleged that Naidu resorted to …

AP: Naidu Seeks Rs.12,500 Crore for New Polavaram Diaphragm Wall
4 months, 3 weeks ago

AP: Naidu Seeks Rs.12,500 Crore for New Polavaram Diaphragm Wall

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu attended the Niti Aayog Council meeting in Delhi on Saturday. “AP government is formulating its own Vikasit AP-2047 Vision Document in this regard,” Naidu emphasised at the meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. He requested the union minister to approve complete proposals related to the Polavaram project, including construction of the …

Andhra Pradesh: Experts to Submit Interim Report on Polavaram Project soon
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: Experts to Submit Interim Report on Polavaram Project soon

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The four -member team of international experts from the US and Canada would give their interim report in a week or two, with recommendations on how to take up works on damaged components of the Polavaram irrigation project from November. The international experts along with expert agencies like the Polavaram project authority, the central water commission and other stakeholders, …

Onus of completing Polavaram project is on Union government, says K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Onus of completing Polavaram project is on Union government, says K.V.P. Ramachandra Rao

The Hindu  

Grave mistakes committed by the TDP and YSRCP governments, which ruled Andhra Pradesh after its bifurcation, have landed the Polavaram project in a complete mess, says veteran Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha member K.V.P. State Reorganisation Act mandates that the construction of Polavaram project is the responsibility of Central government, and that it shall be executed on expedient public …

Polavaram irrigation project stuck in a limbo, thanks to Jagan’s inefficiency, says A.P. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Polavaram irrigation project stuck in a limbo, thanks to Jagan’s inefficiency, says A.P. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu

The Hindu  

The ignorance and inefficiency of the former Chief Minister, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, in taking policy decisions and in abruptly changing the contractor of the multi-purpose Polavaram Irrigation Project had resulted in causing severe damage to the project, considered Andhra Pradesh’s lifeline, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu asserted while releasing a White Paper on it, at the Secretariat at Velagapudi …

US, Canada experts to take stock of Polavaram project
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US, Canada experts to take stock of Polavaram project

Hindustan Times  

The Central government has roped in a team of irrigation experts from the USA and Canada to study the extensive damages caused to the Polavaram major irrigation project being built on the Godavari river in Andhra Pradesh and suggest remedial measures, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu visited the Polavaram dam …

Polavaram irrigation project: Hopes drowned in uncertainty
6 months ago

Polavaram irrigation project: Hopes drowned in uncertainty

The Hindu  

For the past 10 years, Nagaraju, a 35-year-old tribal man from Mulakapalli village in Andhra Pradesh’s Godavari district, had been clinging to a fragile thread of hope. Displaced by the Polavaram irrigation project, which cuts through the Godavari region in the State, his four-member family has beenanxiously awaiting the promised rehabilitation and resettlement package since 2014. The Polavaram project, initially …

CM Naidu says it may take 4 years to compete Polavaram
6 months ago

CM Naidu says it may take 4 years to compete Polavaram

Deccan Chronicle  

Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has said that it might take a minimum of four years to complete the construction of the whole Polavaram project, including the dam, and to restore the damaged components like diaphragm wall, cofferdam etc of the Polavaram irrigation project.The Chief Minister visited the project site at Polavaram in Eluru district on Monday and inspected the …

Elaborate arrangements made at Polavaram for Andhra Pradesh CM’s visit
6 months ago

Elaborate arrangements made at Polavaram for Andhra Pradesh CM’s visit

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA : Elaborate arrangements have been made for Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s visit to the Polavaram project site on Monday. Minister for Water Resources Nimmala Rama Naidu reviewed the arrangements made at the Polavaram project site for the Chief Minister’s visit. The Chief Minister’s first field visit being the visit to the Polavaram project amply highlights the TDP-led NDA …

Naidu to Have Thorough Inspection of Polavaram Today
6 months ago

Naidu to Have Thorough Inspection of Polavaram Today

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu is giving top priority to completion of the Polavaram project and will inspect it on Monday for an on-the-spot assessment of the ground situation. The chief minister stated that 72 per cent of the works of Polavaram were completed during his last term, and the remaining works would be completed in the present term. …

AP politics delayed Polavaram project: Gadkari
7 months, 2 weeks ago

AP politics delayed Polavaram project: Gadkari

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Union minister for roads, Nitin Gadkari, has said politics in Andhra Pradesh delayed the prestigious Polavaram project that was sanctioned by him while he was minister for water resources. “When the new government came in 2019, it initiated several inquiries and the end result was the project was delayed,’’ Gadkari said. He said as a corrective measure, the NDA …

Project Authority to Take Up Study on Polavaram D-Wall
11 months, 1 week ago

Project Authority to Take Up Study on Polavaram D-Wall

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Polavaram Project Authority would call for tenders shortly to decide on an international agency for a study on the partially damaged diaphragm wall of the irrigation project. Ever since, the water resources authorities noticed damage to some portions in the D-wall, the AP government and the central agencies like the PPA, the Central Water Commission and other agencies …

Ambati confident of completing Polavaram by December 2025
1 year, 3 months ago

Ambati confident of completing Polavaram by December 2025

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada : Water resources minister Ambati Rambabu announced on Friday that state government intends to complete the Polavaram irrigation project by December 2025. Responding to a query in legislative council during question hour on providing compensation to evacuees of Polavaram project, the minister pointed out that 123 habitations of 20,946 project displaced families are getting affected at the 41.15-metre contour …

Centre says no shortage of funds for Polavaram Project
1 year, 3 months ago

Centre says no shortage of funds for Polavaram Project

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Union Jal Shakthi minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has made it clear that there is no shortage of funds for constructing the Polavaram Irrigation Project, as the central government has declared it as a national project. Bharat maintained that in accordance with the union minister’s reply, central government has been releasing funds as per submission of bills certified by the …

Polavaram Project in Complete Mess: Chandrababu
1 year, 4 months ago

Polavaram Project in Complete Mess: Chandrababu

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Telugu Desam chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu has alleged that the Polavaram project is “in a complete mess” due to the “neglect and ineptitude” of the Jagan Mohan Reddy-led state government. “This resulted in damage to the diaphragm wall due to the influx of 22 lakhs cusecs of water.” “The TD government had completed 72 per cent of the project …

Heavy Floods in Godavari Stall Polavaram Works
1 year, 4 months ago

Heavy Floods in Godavari Stall Polavaram Works

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Attempts by the water resources department to continue the works of Polavaram project’s diaphragm wall even during the Godavari floods proved futile. The Polavaram project authorities planned to avoid any disruption to the ongoing works at the D-wall so as to expedite the completion of the project and set up the dewatering equipment with high capacity motors and even …

Centre to Discuss Polavaram's D-wall with AP in New Delhi
1 year, 5 months ago

Centre to Discuss Polavaram's D-wall with AP in New Delhi

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The central government would discuss with AP ways to deal with the damage to Polavaram irrigation project’s diaphragm wall and the spillway’s guide bund, at a meeting in New Delhi on Sunday, July 9. In a recent meeting chaired by Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Shekhawat, it was decided that members from central water commission, the Polavaram project authority as …

Andhra Pradesh | Whose Polavaram is it anyway?
1 year, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh | Whose Polavaram is it anyway?

The Hindu  

On June 12, Vetla Mutyala Reddi, 36, from the Konda Reddi tribe, put forward his charter of 10 demands to the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Aims to irrigate 4.36 lakh hectares, generate 960 MW of hydropower, supply drinking water to 611 villages 80 TMC of Godavari water to be diverted to the Krishna …

Jagan Directs Officials to Expedite Polavaram D-wall Works
1 year, 6 months ago

Jagan Directs Officials to Expedite Polavaram D-wall Works

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. They said the Centre had also given Rs 2,000 crore for erecting a parallel diaphragm wall near the completely damaged portions and for the repair works to the damaged portions of the D-wall. He faulted the previous TD government for keeping gaps in the upper coffer dam, as this “caused the damage to the diaphragm wall …

Polavaram project works completed up to 79.61%
1 year, 6 months ago

Polavaram project works completed up to 79.61%

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Polavaram irrigation project works have been completed to an extent of 79.61 per cent so far. The processes of land acquisition and resettlement and rehabilitation up to 45.72 metres have been completed by 22.20 per cent; and this was done by 69.71 per cent up to 41.15 metres. “As for major components, all 48 radial gates are erected …

Rock toe-wall abutting Polavaram project spillway in Andhra Pradesh develops bend
1 year, 6 months ago

Rock toe-wall abutting Polavaram project spillway in Andhra Pradesh develops bend

The Hindu  

The toe wall built with rocks abutting the spillway to manage the course of the Godavari river has developed a bend over a stretch of nearly 150 metres at the Polavaram irrigation project site in Andhra Pradesh. We do not have any scientific clue yet for the development of the bend,” Polavaram Project Superintending Engineer K. Narasimha Murthy told The …

Polavaram project is synonymous with Y S Rajasekhar Reddy: AP CM
1 year, 8 months ago

Polavaram project is synonymous with Y S Rajasekhar Reddy: AP CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: The Telugu Desam Party has no moral right to speak on the Polavaram project, which is synonymous with Y S Rajasekhar Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has said. Accusing the TDP of not following the technical order in the construction of the project, Reddy said it ended up in the diaphragm wall getting washed …

Son to complete Polavaram project started by father', asserts CM Jagan
1 year, 8 months ago

Son to complete Polavaram project started by father', asserts CM Jagan

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy started the Polavaram project and his son will complete it without fail.” Some 48 gates of the dam have been completed as also the upper and lower cofferdams, he said. Jagan Mohan Reddy said, “The Telugu Desam government treated Polavaram as an ATM, shunning the construction of the project. Dismissing the claims of the …

Move for reducing Polavaram dam height opposed
1 year, 9 months ago

Move for reducing Polavaram dam height opposed

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Polavaram Sadhikara Samiti has urged the central and state governments "not to reduce the height of Polavaram Multipurpose Project" from 45.72 metres to 41.15 metres. Farmers' associations, water user associations and former irrigation chief engineers said that the project, once completed, would benefit around 7.2 lakh acres of new Ayacut. Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts would also get water …

NHPC to take up study on Polavaram’s diaphragm wall soon
1 year, 11 months ago

NHPC to take up study on Polavaram’s diaphragm wall soon

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation would take up a study on the Polavaram irrigation project’s diaphragm wall across River Godavari at Polavaram in Eluru district to ascertain its present status. The Polavaram Project Authority and the department of water resources have asked the NHPC to take up the study while the water in the river is at normal level. …

Polavaram works delayed due to floods, Parliament told
2 years ago

Polavaram works delayed due to floods, Parliament told

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The Union government has stated that while the Polavaram project is scheduled to be completed by March 2024 and its distributary network by June 2024, "some delay may occur." The minister said that rehabilitation of 1,06,006 project displaced families had been taken up in two phases under Polavaram Resettlement & Rehabilitation programme by the implementing agency, the Andhra Pradesh …

Jagan to inaugurate Polavaram project YSR initiated, says minister
2 years, 3 months ago

Jagan to inaugurate Polavaram project YSR initiated, says minister

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Jagan Reddy would inaugurate the prestigious multipurpose Polavaram irrigation project and dedicate it to the nation once its works are complete, water resources minister Ambati Rambabu said in the legislative council on Monday. In reply to questions raised by members, the minister said the credit for the project goes to late chief minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy, who …

NHPC to take up survey on Polavaram’s diaphragm wall in November
2 years, 3 months ago

NHPC to take up survey on Polavaram’s diaphragm wall in November

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: As Godavari river witnesses frequent floods, the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation will take up a survey on the status of the nearly 900 metres-stretch of the Polavaram project’s diaphragm wall in the first week of November. The 1,400 metres-length diaphragm wall built across Godavari river at a depth of 10 to 90 metres on the riverbed and about 500 …

SC directs Centre to hold talks with states on Polavaram
2 years, 3 months ago

SC directs Centre to hold talks with states on Polavaram

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to hold talks with chief secretaries of AP, Telangana, Odisha and Chhattisgarh to resolve the issues of Polavaram irrigation project. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kaul, Abhay Oka and Vikram Nath held a hearing on a batch of petitions in New Delhi on Tuesday, complaining about violation of environmental laws and submergence …

Polavaram dam will be raised to 45.72 ft: Rambabu
2 years, 4 months ago

Polavaram dam will be raised to 45.72 ft: Rambabu

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Irrigation minister Ambati Rambabu said the Chief Minister did not visit the inundated areas during the floods as the relief operations would have hampered, and added that the government worked with sincerity and stood by the flood victims. Speaking on Polavaram project, Rambabu said Polavaram was a national project and the state government was working sincerely to complete the …

Jagan assures resettlement of Polavaram-hit by September
2 years, 4 months ago

Jagan assures resettlement of Polavaram-hit by September

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday assured people affected by Polavaram project up to 41.15 metre contour level that they will be provided all financial relief and shifted to their rehabilitation colonies by September. Speaking on the occasion, the CM said, “We are going to shift by September all Polavaram project-affected people living up to 41.15 metre …

Politics over polavaram irrigation project in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
2 years, 4 months ago

Politics over polavaram irrigation project in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

The inundation of Bhadrachalam town due to recent floods in the Godavari has thrust the Polavaram project into the limelight again. The issue has led to a war of words between the two Telugu States with Telangana Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar claiming that the Andhra Pradesh government’s move to increase the height of the project by three metres led to …

TS blames Polavaram project for floods, triggers row with AP
2 years, 5 months ago

TS blames Polavaram project for floods, triggers row with AP

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD/VIJAYAWADA: Transport minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar on Tuesday held Andhra Pradesh’s Polavaram project responsible for the flooding of the Godavari river at Bhadrachalam, sparking off a row with the neighbouring Telugu state. Addressing a press conference in Hyderabad, TRS leaders demanded a reduction in the height of the Polavaram project, accusing the AP government of changing the original plan, to …

Godavari recedes at Bhadrachalam, Puvvada blames Polavaram for delayed outflow
2 years, 5 months ago

Godavari recedes at Bhadrachalam, Puvvada blames Polavaram for delayed outflow

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The water level in Godavari river at Bhadrachalam town, which was in spate due to incessant rains, has now started receding even as the state government continued to maintain relief camps for flood victims, Telangana Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar said on Tuesday. As we mentioned earlier, Telangana will see an uncomfortable situation due to the Polavaram project work," Ajay …

AP to seek funds from Centre on ad-hoc basis for Polavaram: CM Jagan
2 years, 5 months ago

AP to seek funds from Centre on ad-hoc basis for Polavaram: CM Jagan

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Jagan Reddy has said the state is prepared to resume works on the Polavaram project after the floodwaters recede. “We would seek additional funds of Rs 6,000 crore on an ad-hoc basis instead of component-wise reimbursement from the Centre, to speed up the project works soon after the flood levels recede,” he said. They said the lower …

Polavaram project expected to get 14L cusecs water
2 years, 5 months ago

Polavaram project expected to get 14L cusecs water

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: As Godavari river witnesses heavy floods following heavy rainfall in its catchment areas, Polavaram irrigation project is expected to get 14 lakh cusecs of water as at present nearly nine lakh cusecs of water reached the project by 7 pm on Monday. Minister for water resources Ambati Rambabu, along with senior officials, visited the Polavaram project at Polavaram in …

Experts inspect damaged Polavaram diaphragm wall
2 years, 5 months ago

Experts inspect damaged Polavaram diaphragm wall

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: A joint team of experts from National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, Polavaram Project Authority and Indian Institute of Technology inspected the extent of damage caused to diaphragm wall of Polavaram dam at the project site in Eluru district on Tuesday. Bharati, PPA deputy director Praveen and IIT expert Sandeep, along with AP water resources officials, examined status of the diaphragm …

Rs 800 crore extra for polavaram project due to TD misdeeds: Ambati
2 years, 8 months ago

Rs 800 crore extra for polavaram project due to TD misdeeds: Ambati

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Minister for water resources, Ambati Rambabu pointed out Rs 800 crore extra has to be spent on the Polavaram multipurpose project due to pointless works taken up by the earlier Telugu Desam government resulting in cofferdam and diaphragm wall damages. Addressing a press meet at the YSRC central office on Friday, Rambabu slammed the Opposition and a section of …

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