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Stressing the need to get recognition of an iconic project to Polavaram, Naidu asks the officials to complete the project works on a war footing

Chandrababu Naidu's silence had put Andhra Pradesh's water needs and development at risk, says the leader of the main opposition party

Thanks Ashwini Vaishnaw for taking forward long-pending assurance of establishment of a Railway Zone with Visakhapatnam as headquarters

Besides Telangana, two other riparian States – Odisha and Chhattisgarh - have also voiced their concerns over the risk of submergence caused by the project at its Full Reservoir Level (FRL).

The flood level in the river crossed the danger mark of 51 feet at the temple town of Bhadrachalam on Tuesday. In case of further rise in the river flow, the threat of huge submergence looms large.

Sources said Naidu, during the meeting, highlighted various ongoing projects in Andhra Pradesh that require urgent Central assistance

This is the first time the Chief Minister is visiting the site after assuming the office for the fourth term.

Commencing the tour, she travelled in an APSRTC bus from Palasa to Ichapuram, engaging in conversations with passengers about the state's development activities.

The State government has written to the CWC to initiate immediate steps to address the concerns raised by it over the impact of the Polavaram Project backwaters.

Ambati Rambabu said that the Polavaram project was delayed only due to the mistakes committed by the previous Telugu Desam Party government under N. Chandrababu Naidu.

The State Engineer-in-Chief C Muralidhar wrote to the CEO of the Polavarm project as well as the CWC insisting on the need to keep all the 48 gates of the project and sluices open all through the water year

Reviewing the progress of the dam at the project site at Polavaram, Jagan said it was natural that some minor problems would crop up during construction of projects which had to be set right at every stage to move ahead

The Polavaram project construction was put on hold after the diaphragm wall was severely damaged by huge floods in 2019 and 2020.

Member Secretary of PPA M Raghuram wrote a letter to the principal secretary of Water Resources Department of AP urging him to cooperate with TS government in completing the joint survey

Hyderabad: Telangana State has stated that the backwater levels of Polavaram project impacting the Bhadrachalam town and surrounding villages would become a common phenomenon once the project was completed and water was stored at the Full Reservoir Level (FRL). Telangana engineer-in-chief (irrigation) C Muralidhar, who attended the Polavaram Project Authority (PPA) meeting here on Wednesday, […]

The State government insisted for a third party study on the impact of the Polavaram project on the villages abutting the backwaters

The Legislative Council members also demanded the Centre extend immediate financial assistance to Telangana for the damages suffered due to the Godavari floods in July this year.

New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday called on Union Minister Amit Shah and discussed various issues concerning the state, including raising its borrowing limit and funds for the Polavaram Project. According to official sources, Reddy during the meeting reiterated the state government’s demand to restore the net borrowing […]

Hyderabad: Telangana raised objection against the Andhra Pradesh government taking up construction of a new Lift Irrigation Scheme (LIS) from the dead storage of Polavaram project. It had sought the Godavari River Management Board to intervene and take necessary action immediately, as per the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. In a letter to […]

Visakhapatnam: Former MP Vundavalli Arun Kumar has expressed surprise as to why Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy was not handing over the Polavaram project to the Centre. Talking to media persons here on Friday, he recalled that Jagan, while in the Opposition, had questioned Chandrababu Naidu for taking over the Polavaram project which was the […]