Polavaram project works completed up to 79.61%
1 year, 7 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 and coffer dam works completed while sand filling and vibro compaction on the damaged portions of the diaphragm wall are completed at 93 per cent and 70 per cent respectively.” On implementation of the resettlement and rehabilitation package, 12,658 project-displaced families have been shifted to the rehabilitation centres, out of the targeted 20,946 PDFs. Recently, AP water resources authorities met the Union Jal Sakthi minister Gajendra Singh Shekawat and sought a release of Rs 17,144 crore to go ahead with the execution of several components of the project. Polavaram project superintendent engineer Narasimha Murthy said, “The project’s FRL at 45.72 metres remains unchanged and a survey was already carried out.

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T’gana to rope in IIT-H experts to study impact of Polavaram project on Godavari
6 days, 15 hours ago

T’gana to rope in IIT-H experts to study impact of Polavaram project on Godavari

Hindustan Times  

The Telangana government has decided to rope in experts from the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, to study the impact of the construction of Polavaram major irrigation project on Godavari river in Telangana, an official statement said on Saturday. Considered to be the lifeline of Andhra Pradesh, the Polavaram multipurpose project is aimed at providing irrigation to 295K hectares of …

Andhra Pradesh to be surrounded with 'jala harati'
1 week, 4 days ago

Andhra Pradesh to be surrounded with 'jala harati'

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to begin the Godavari-Banakacharla alignment project, which is estimated to cost Rs 70-80,000 crores. On Sunday, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu held crucial discussion with the officials of the water resources and the financial departments regarding the project. During his tour in New Delhi recently, Chandrababu Naidu met Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman …

Chandrababu Naidu sets October 2026 target for Polavaram project completion
3 weeks, 4 days 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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3 weeks, 4 days 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 …

Naidu Calls for Completion of Polavaram by Oct 2026
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Naidu Calls for Completion of Polavaram by Oct 2026

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Monday called for execution of Polavaram irrigation project on a war footing to enable its completion by October 2026. The earth-cum-rock-fill dam Gap-1 works are to be completed by the end of February 26 and its Gap-2 works by end Dec 2027 as per schedule, but the CM sought their completion by July, …

Why is the BJD opposing the Polavaram project? | Explained
3 weeks, 5 days 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 …

Patnaik asks party leaders to intensify fight against Polavaram project, BJD to launch stir in Jan
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Patnaik asks party leaders to intensify fight against Polavaram project, BJD to launch stir in Jan

Hindustan Times  

Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Saturday urged party members to intensify their fight for justice on behalf of Odisha's tribal communities, who are likely to be severely impacted because of the Polavaram dam project in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. Patnaik asks party leaders to intensify fight against Polavaram project, BJD to launch stir in Jan Patnaik’s call came …

BJD demands revision of Polavaram project design
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1 month ago

BJD demands revision of Polavaram project design

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The BJD on Thursday demanded that submergence levels due to the Polavaram dam project being implemented by the Andhra Pradesh government be reassessed and its design revised accordingly to prevent any adverse impact on Odisha. A delegation of BJD comprising Rajya Sabha members submitted a memorandum to chairperson of Central Water Commission Kushvinder Vohra at New Delhi and demanded …

Create separate website for Polavaram irrigation project: Minister Nimmala Rama Naidu
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Create separate website for Polavaram irrigation project: Minister Nimmala Rama Naidu

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Minister for Water Resources Nimmala Rama Naidu has advised officials to create a separate website for the Polavaram Irrigation Project, and upload the progress of works daily. Reviewing the progress of the project works at a meeting with senior irrigation officials on Wednesday, he said Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will visit the Polavaram project site in the first …

RTI reveals Polavaram height set by Andhra Pradesh govt in 2021 amid blame game
1 month, 2 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 …

PPA Says it Vets AFRY’s Designs of Polavaram Project
1 month, 2 weeks ago

PPA Says it Vets AFRY’s Designs of Polavaram Project

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Polavaram Project Authority has clarified that the agency executing the project has engaged design consultant – AFRY India Private Limited – for preparing designs and drawings of the project. It said the R&R works and shifting of project displaced families will be taken up as per contour levels up to 41.15 metres and 45.72 metres respectively. In the subsequent …

PPA Says it Vets AFRY’s Designs of Polavaram Project
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

PPA Says it Vets AFRY’s Designs of Polavaram Project

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Polavaram Project Authority has clarified that the agency executing the project has engaged design consultant – AFRY India Private Limited – for preparing designs and drawings of the project. It said the R&R works and shifting of project displaced families will be taken up as per contour levels up to 41.15 metres and 45.72 metres respectively. In the subsequent …

AP CM to visit Polavaram on November 27
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1 month, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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 …

Andhra government will complete Veligonda project: Minister Dr Nimmala
2 months, 1 week ago

Andhra government will complete Veligonda project: Minister Dr Nimmala

New Indian Express  

ONGOLE: Water Resources Minister Dr Nimmala Ramanaidu affirmed on Tuesday that the NDA alliance government prioritises the Polavaram project, with the PS Veligonda reservoir project as the next immediate focus. He stated that all pending works will be completed under the current government, with Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu set to inaugurate the project soon. During a visit to the Veligonda …

Handri-Neeva main canal widening works on anvil in Andhra Pradesh
3 months, 1 week ago

Handri-Neeva main canal widening works on anvil in Andhra Pradesh

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Reviewing the progress of various irrigation projects in the State with senior officials, Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu on Wednesday directed them to increase the capacity of the first phase of the Handri-Neeva Sujala Sravanthi project and prepare an action plan for widening and lining works of the main canal. The Minister held a special review meeting to address …

Telangana will be a role model in power production: Bhatti
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana will be a role model in power production: Bhatti

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: Telangana will be transformed into a model state in terms of power production, said Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Saturday. Keeping in view the power demand by 2030, the government was taking steps to produce 20,000 MW of green electricity and solar power as well as pump storage energy involving moving water between reservoirs. The government will …

Budameru flood crisis: Tracing the causes of a catastrophe
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Budameru flood crisis: Tracing the causes of a catastrophe

The Hindu  

The devastating floods in Vijayawada city, caused by breaches in the Budameru rivulet, has highlighted a multitude of issues ranging from government neglect and lack of commitment on the part of successive governments to finding a permanent solution. The Polavaram Right Canal could not discharge the Budameru waters because the river’s water level was higher than that of the canal, …

Polavaram Project Oustees Hold Protest in Knee-deep Water, Demand Relief
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Polavaram Project Oustees Hold Protest in Knee-deep Water, Demand Relief

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Several Adivasi families on Thursday staged a novel protest, standing in knee-deep floodwaters in Ginnela Bazar area of Kunavaram in Chintur division of ASR district. We all will go to Vijayawada and meet chief minister Chandrababu Naidu and deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan to directly tell them of our problems,’’ said another woman. District collector Dinesh Kumar said the …

Compensation for flood victims will be paid before September 17, says Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Compensation for flood victims will be paid before September 17, says Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu

The Hindu  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on September 11 that the damage caused by the floods in the State would be calculated in a transparent manner and with accountability, and that the farmers would be duly compensated for their losses. Mr. Naidu pointed out that the TDP Government had paid ₹16,000 as ex gratia per hectare for crop …

9.93 lakh cusecs of water discharged from Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh
4 months ago

9.93 lakh cusecs of water discharged from Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

The Polavaram irrigation project in Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh is receiving heavy inflows from the upstream areas as the Godavari River has been in spate for the last three days. The Water Resources Department officials discharged 8,33,922 cusecs of flood from the Polavaram project by 6 p.m. on September 5. The Water Resources Department officials said that the flood …

Ex-minister blames Andhra CM Naidu for Polavaram Irrigation Project setbacks
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Irrigation Officials Urge Telangana Govt to Seek IIT Roorkee Expertise for Kaleshwaram Barrages
5 months ago

Irrigation Officials Urge Telangana Govt to Seek IIT Roorkee Expertise for Kaleshwaram Barrages

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Serious questions have been raised from within the irrigation department over the competence levels of its Central Designs Organisation, the department’s independent division, which provided designs that were used for the construction of the three barrages of the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme at Sundilla, Annaram, and Medigadda — all of which are now in dire need of permanent repairs. …

Two Telangana irrigation schemes yet to come into operation
5 months ago

Two Telangana irrigation schemes yet to come into operation

Hindustan Times  

Two major lift irrigation projects, taken up by the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi government in Telangana at a cost of more than ₹1.25 lakh crore in the last 10 years, have failed to justify the expenditure incurred on them, according to the reports tabled by the present Congress government, during the budget session of the state assembly session. While the …

Full Water Supply for Kharif, Rabi: Ponguleti
5 months ago

Full Water Supply for Kharif, Rabi: Ponguleti

Deccan Chronicle  

Khammam: The project ayacut farmers would get water supply for both the crop seasons this year as irrigation projects were bemiring with water, said minister for revenue and housing Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on Wednesday while releasing water to the left main canal from Palair reservoir at Kusumanchi in Khammam district. The minister informed that the irrigation tanks in Palaiar constituency …

Andhra Pradesh govt. is committed to providing good governance, says former CM Kiran Kumar Reddy
5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh govt. is committed to providing good governance, says former CM Kiran Kumar Reddy

The Hindu  

Former Chief Minister of erstwhile undivided Andhra Pradesh, Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy, praised the efforts being put in by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu for the development and betterment of the State. Speaking to the media, Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy said he had close familial ties with Mr. Amarnath Reddy’s family, and recalled their long association going back decades. Drawing …

Delay In Executing Irrigation Projects Costs Telangana Exchequer Rs 1 Lakh Cr More: CAG
5 months, 1 week ago

Delay In Executing Irrigation Projects Costs Telangana Exchequer Rs 1 Lakh Cr More: CAG

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The cost of 20 irrigation projects commenced between 1983 and 2018 in Telangana doubled from over Rs 1 lakh crore to Rs 2 lakh crore as of March 2023, due to non-completion, the CAG report has said. In addition to this, the government has a pending liability of Rs 8,971 crore in respect of 13 incomplete irrigation projects, the …

Andhra Cabinet approves construction of new diaphragm wall for Polavaram project
5 months, 2 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 …

Telangana Govt Is Committed to Protect Kaleshwaram Project, Says Bhatti
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana Govt Is Committed to Protect Kaleshwaram Project, Says Bhatti

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who holds charge of the finance department, reiterated that the state government was committed to protecting the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation scheme in accordance with the directors of the National Dam Safety Authority to ensure that thousands of crores of public money spent on the project did not go waste. Lashing out at the …

Rs.22,301 Cr proposed for irrigation sector in Telangana budget
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Rs.22,301 Cr proposed for irrigation sector in Telangana budget

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Congress government has proposed Rs.22,301 crore for irrigation in the budget presented by the Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka in the Assembly here on Thursday. As many as 73 irrigation projects have been undertaken in the State till date including 34 large and 39 medium projects. The previous government neglected completion of many projects though they were …

Godavari water level reaches at 50 ft; second warning issued at Telangana's Bhadrachalam
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Godavari water level reaches at 50 ft; second warning issued at Telangana's Bhadrachalam

New Indian Express  

According to the Central Water Commission, the water level may reach the 52 feet mark by Tuesday morning, and if it hovers at 53 feet or above, a third warning will be issued. He predicted that the water level could reach 55 feet, and instructed the officials to be alert and ready for the rescue operations. Revenue Divisional Officer K …

Polavaram Project: Probe initiated into seepage of water from upper cofferdam
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Polavaram Project: Probe initiated into seepage of water from upper cofferdam

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Water Resources department has begun an inquiry into the reasons for seepage of Godavari floodwater from the upper cofferdam of Polavaram irrigation project in Eluru district. Polavaram project chief engineer in-charge Narasimha Murthy said, “The panel of international experts has recommended some steps to identify the reasons for seepage from the upper cofferdam, so that designs will be …

Irrigation sector regressed by 20 years in YSRC regime: Nimmala Ramanaidu
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Irrigation sector regressed by 20 years in YSRC regime: Nimmala Ramanaidu

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Minister for Water Resources Development Nimmala Ramanaidu said during the previous YSRC regime, the irrigation sector regressed by 20 years, and several projects, including Polavaram suffered serious damage. Participating in irrigation expert and Padma Bhushan recipient KL Rao’s 122nd birth anniversary celebrations in Vijayawada on Monday, he said under the previous regime, both irrigation and drinking water resources had …

Irrigation officials make plans for fast-tracking projects
6 months ago

Irrigation officials make plans for fast-tracking projects

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The irrigation department has estimated that it would require Rs 19,287 crore this year to complete 19 projects — small and medium — as per the state government’s declared priority to finish projects that can be completed in a year with a target to bring 6.5 lakh acres ayacut including areas that need stabilisation, under the plough. As part …

Andhra Pradesh: Experts to Submit Interim Report on Polavaram Project soon
6 months, 1 week 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
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Global Experts to Assess Damage at Polavaram from Today
6 months, 1 week ago

Global Experts to Assess Damage at Polavaram from Today

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Polavaram irrigation project site at Polavaram in Eluru district will be buzzing with activity for four days from Sunday, June 30. On Monday, July 1, the experts will inspect the ECRF Gap-II and verify documents related to the index plan of Polavaram dam, overall layout of ground improvement, factual report of trial vibro stone columns, longitudinal sections of the …

Polavaram irrigation project stuck in a limbo, thanks to Jagan’s inefficiency, says A.P. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu
6 months, 1 week 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
6 months, 2 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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. …

In troubled waters, Polavaram voters await project completion
8 months ago

In troubled waters, Polavaram voters await project completion

The Hindu  

Amid the Lok Sabha elections, the Polavaram water project has taken centre stage with the political parties including the issue in their manifestoes and promising to complete the same if voted to power. Mr. Jagan Reddy promised to pay a compensation of ₹10 lakh per family, higher than the ₹6.86 lakh promised by the TDP government. Leave alone the Eluru …

AP politics delayed Polavaram project: Gadkari
8 months, 1 week 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 …

AP to Seek 15 tmc-ft of Krishna Water from Nagarjunasagar Dam
9 months, 2 weeks ago

AP to Seek 15 tmc-ft of Krishna Water from Nagarjunasagar Dam

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh would claim its right to get 15 tmc-ft of Krishna water from Nagarjunasagar Dam to cater to the drinking water needs of four districts - Palnadu, Guntur, Prakasam and parts of Bapatla - from April to July. AP officials say that, out of the proposed distribution of 21 tmc-ft of water in the ratio of nearly 15 …

AP awaits Centre's nod for release of Rs 16,000 cr for Polavaram
10 months ago

AP awaits Centre's nod for release of Rs 16,000 cr for Polavaram

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government is awaiting the Union Cabinet nod for fund release of nearly Rs16,000 crore from the Centre to resume the Polavaram irrigation project works, before issue of the EC notification for the general elections. Out of the total estimated cost of about Rs 31,000 crore for the project with the dam height set at 41.14 metres …

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