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 …
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, seeking release of the pending central funds and action on the unresolved issues of Andhra Pradesh, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday. Apart from seeking funds for the construction of new medical colleges, completing Polavaram project and correcting the loopholes in the implementation of National Food Security Act, the …
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 …
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 …