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Govt to complete Polavaram project by Oct 2026: Naidu
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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 …

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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 …

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Naveen Patnaik asks BJD leaders to fight against Polavaram project
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1 week, 1 day ago

Naveen Patnaik asks BJD leaders to fight against Polavaram project

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Saturday urged party members to continue their fight to protect the interest of tribal communities who are likely to be affected by the Polavaram project of Andhra Pradesh government. Patnaik’s call for sustained agitation came after a delegation of party leaders led by Debi Prasad Mishra met him at his residence to brief him …

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Patnaik asks party leaders to intensify fight against Polavaram project, BJD to launch stir in Jan
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1 week, 2 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 …

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PPA Says it Vets AFRY’s Designs of Polavaram Project
4 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 …

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PPA Says it Vets AFRY’s Designs of Polavaram Project
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4 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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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9.93 lakh cusecs of water discharged from Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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Telangana Orders Probe into Polavaram Document Burning
4 months ago

Telangana Orders Probe into Polavaram Document Burning

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Tourism and Cinematography minister Kandula Durgesh said state government is viewing the burning of documents related to Polavaram project at Dowleswaram seriously. He said East Godavari district joint collector will conduct a detailed probe into the burning of papers. The minister, along with joint collector S. China Ramudu, superintendent of police D. Narasimha Kishore and in-charge Rajamahendravaram revenue divisional …

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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 …

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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 …

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

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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In troubled waters, Polavaram voters await project completion
7 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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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 …

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Pawan promises Polavaram by 2027
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Pawan promises Polavaram by 2027

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Jana Sena chief and film star Pawan Kalyan has promised at an election meeting in Koyyalagudem of Eluru district on Tuesday that Polavaram project will be completed by 2027. He underlined that funds necessary for providing a relief and rehabilitation package to people affected by the project will be released within six months by introducing a special cess in …

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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 …

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Seven units of Polavaram power project likely to be commissioned in 2024-25
1 year, 4 months ago

Seven units of Polavaram power project likely to be commissioned in 2024-25

The Hindu  

Special Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand has said that Andhra Pradesh was at the forefront of promoting Pumped Storage Hydropower Projects. Techno-commercial feasibility reports have been prepared for setting up PSHPs having a potential to generate 33,240 Megawatts at 29 locations, out of which projects with 5,000 MW capacity would be established by AP-Genco with the support of National Hydro Power …

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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 …

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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 …

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