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

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 also officials from the Jal Shakti ministry and AP water resources department would meet again to deliberate on the steps to be taken to address the issue of damage to components of the project. According to an estimate, it would require nearly '400 crore to carry out the repair works and construct a parallel diaphragm wall in four portions. Polavaram project superintending engineer Narasimha Murthy said, “A meeting has been called for Sunday to discuss as to what can be done with Polavaram project’s D-wall and also the guide bund to ensure safety of the project despite the cost involved in attending to the repair works.”