The Polavaram Irrigation Project.
Andhra Pradesh Polavaram.
Construction permit for Polavaram project extended by two years.
As committed in the Act, Polavaram irrigation project has been declared as National Project.
When asked about this, the Polavaram circle inspector,
Balaraju, tells me,"What you are saying is absolutely false.
Malladi Posi says:“With the Polavaram project we will lose our decades-old livelihood because water
levels will increase here.
In 2014, the NDA government declared Polavaram a national project
and the ministry kept the‘stop work order' in abeyance to facilitate work.
But in 2014, the NDA government declared Polavaram a national project
and the‘stop work order' was kept in abeyance to allow construction.
The Polavaram project on Godavari in Andhra Pradesh is a multi-purpose irrigation project
which has been accorded the status of a national project.
There should be a condition that only the displaced people from the Polavaram Irrigation Project will be given
employment for non-managerial jobs in this industrial estate.
I have no work now and
my husband earns 300 rupees a day driving an autorickshaw in Polavaram town to earn for the family,” says Sridevi.
The water-level touched 29 metres at Polavaram dam construction site,
but all access to the project remained cut off as the main approach Kademma sluice bridge submerged.
Addressing the issue of drinking water, Naidu stressed that state government and center should
work hard towards completing the multi-purpose irrigation project of Andhra Pradesh, Polavaram project as soon as possible.
The Centre, through the Polavaram Project Authority, had so far released Rs 4,329 crore
for the project while the state government said it spent over Rs 7,200 crore after it was declared a national project.
On the Polavaram project, the chief minister said that the state
government intends to complete it by 2021 and sought assistance for the rehabilitation package for all the families to be evacuated as per the schedule.
The Polavaram project, known officially as the Indira Sagar Multipurpose Project,
is expected to irrigate 3 lakh hectares and generate 960 MW of power, in addition to providing water for industries and drinking water to 540 villages.
Fourth, I would like to reassure Honourable Members that if any further amendments are needed to facilitate smooth and full Rehabilitation & Resettlement(R&R) for the Polavaram project, they will be given effect to at the earliest.