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The Polavaram Project is an under construction multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in the Eluru District and East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh. The project has been accorded National project status by the Central Government of India.
Welcome to Polavaram Project Authority. As per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, Polavaram Irrigation Project has been declared a National Project and it is expedient in the public interest that the Union should take under its control the regulation and development of the Polavaram Irrigation Project for the purposes of irrigation.
As per the Government of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, Polavaram Irrigation Project has been declared to be a National Project and it is expedient in the public interest that the Union should take under its control the regulation and development of the Polavaram Irrigation Project for the purposes of irrigation.
The Polavaram Irrigation Project is on the river Godavari near Ramayyapeta village of Polavaram Mandal, about 34 km upstream of Kovvur-Rajahmundry road-cum-rail bridge and 42 km upstream of Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage, where river emerges out of the last range of the Eastern Ghats and enters the plains in West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh.
The Polavaram Irrigation Project is a Multipurpose one conferring Irrigation benefits in the upland areas of Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna Districts.
This multi-purpose major irrigation project is intended for development of a gross irrigation potential of 4,36,825 ha. The project also envisages generation of 960MW of hydro power, drinking water supply to a population of 28.50 lakh in 611 villages and diversion of 80 TMC of water to Krishna river basin.
Feb 22, 2023 · In pursuance of the Act, the Central Government constituted the Polavaram Project Authority vide Ministry of Water Resources Gazette Notification dated 28th May, 2014. The Polavaram Project Authority (PPA) has started functioning at Hyderabad.
Jun 24, 2024 · Mr. Ramanaidu told The Hindu at the Secretariat on June 24 (Monday) that he would release the White Paper on the status of Polavaram project on June 28. “We are not bothered about the money...
Indira Sagar Polavaram, an interstate project on the Godavari river has been conceptualized as a part of the recommendations of the Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal (GWDT). The GWDT finalized this award in 1980.
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday requested the Centre to release ₹ 17,144 crore required for the completion of the first phase of the Polavaram irrigation...
