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Polavaram project: Minister Ambati Rambabu blames Naidu for damage to diaphragm wall

Where is the need for former Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu to take up the project when it is up to the Central government to execute it, asks Water Resources Minister Ambati Rambabu

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Godavari floods: Work on Polavaram irrigation project in A.P. put on hold as inflows rise

Work on the construction of the Polavaram irrigation project has been stopped as the Godavari, Sabari, and Sileru rivers continue to be in spate in the Godavari region in Andhra Pradesh.

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Chandrababu Naidu lashes out at ‘deliberate neglect’ of irrigation projects in Andhra Pradesh by the YSRCP government

Sheer inefficiency of the YSRCP government and its reverse tendering policy have resulted in the projects, more so Polavaram, remaining incomplete, alleges TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu

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Heavy rain in catchment areas have major reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh swelling

The water levels in all major reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh are rising owing to heavy rainfall in the catchment areas. The Water Resources Department officials on July 26 (Wednesday) said that the water levels in the Godavari at Bhadrachalam in Telangana, Kunavaram, Polavaram and Dowleswaram in Andhra Pradesh are rising.…

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Andhra Pradesh: Officials remain alert as flood threat continues in the Godavari

Villagers in Eluru & Konaseema districts panic as floods continue. Officials on alert in West Godavari, water level at Bhadrachalam 43ft, Polavaram 11.6m, SAC barrage 10.5ft. CWC warns of further rise due to upstream projects, rains & overflowing streams. Teams from Revenue, Fire, NDRF, SDRF, Medical & Transport monitoring situation.…

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Floodwaters diverted to Krishna delta from Pattiseema as Godavari swells

The Water Resources Dept. resumed operations of the Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Scheme to divert 7,300 cusecs of Godavari floodwater to the Krishna delta. Located in Eluru district, the project was commissioned in 2015 to divert 80 TMC of water. Two of the 24 gates were lifted as floodwater exceeded 14…

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YSRCP raises SCS at all-party meeting

YSRCP raises SCS, Anti Defection Law, BC reservation for all-party meet. Demands Centre keep promises made at bifurcation, release funds for Polavaram, implement Anti Defection Law, increase women representation, provide BCs reservation proportionate to population.

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NHPC, CWC experts yet to finalise plan for damaged diaphragm wall of Polavaram project, says Minister

Water Resources Minister Ambati Rambabu has said that the experts of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and the Central Water Commission (CWC) are yet to finalise the future course of action pertaining to the Polavaram project diaphragm wall which was damaged during the Godavari floods in 2021.

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Chandrababu Naidu tells TDP MPs to ‘expose failures’ of YSRCP MPs in Parliament

TDP chief Naidu urges MPs to highlight AP's unfulfilled assurances, and expose YSRCP's failure in getting them implemented. He blames YSRCP for not exerting influence on Centre, not securing implementation of AP Organisation Act. He accuses YSRCP of not making a sincere effort to get Centre to give AP its…

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A.P. Cabinet approves proposal to give complete rights to SCs enjoying assigned lands for more than 20 years

Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approves rights for SCs over assigned lands; approves welfare schemes, burial grounds, retirement age enhancement, Skill Development Polytechnic Colleges, Gandikota Reservoir Project Rehabilitation & Resettlement package, Polavaram R&R package, and loan for A.P. Maritime Board.

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Issues of tribals, Polavaram project being neglected by YSRCP govt., says Pawan Kalyan

ana Sena Party President K. Pawan Kalyan on Monday dared Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy to press the button to initiate measures to prevent the deaths of tribal women while being carried on ‘dolis’ (makeshift stretcher) to hospitals in the tribal pockets in Andhra Pradesh.

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CPI(M) writes to Andhra Pradesh Governor, flags failures of governments in helping Polavaram project affected families

CPI(M) State committee member Y. Venkateswara Rao, MLC Lakshman Rao and others said the State and Central governments have not been taking initiative to solve the problems of the displaced people.

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Fill up gaps in Polavaram’s ECRF dam quickly, Chief Minister directs officials

Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy told officials of the Water Resources Department (WRD) to focus on speedy execution of the Polavaram project by giving due importance to the left main canal works and filling the gaps in the Earth-Cum-Rock Fill (ECRF) dam. He also insisted that other major pending…

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Andhra Pradesh to seek ₹5,000 crore additional grant from Centre to complete Polavaram R&R component up to +45 contour

The ₹12,911 crore sanctioned by the Centre recently is not sufficient to complete the component up to +45 contour, and unless it is fully settled, Godavari water should not be stored to the full capacity of the project, says Water Resources Minister Ambati Rambabau

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Andhra Pradesh: Police foil Telugu Desam Party leaders’ bid to visit Polavaram project site

Telugu Desam Party’s Palacole MLA Nimmala Rama Naidu and former Irrigation Minister Devineni Umamaheswara Rao were arrested while they were on their way to the Polavaram project site

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Andhra Pradesh: Centre to fund Polavaram project as per the latest price levels

The earlier procedure of releasing funds as per the old prices resulted in a loss to the State government

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TS urges Polavaram authority to maintain free flow to prevent submergence of its areas

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Andhra Pradesh lags behind Telangana in development, income generation, says CPI

CPI plans to take out padayatras from June 12 in the colonies of Polavaram project displaced families seeking justice for them, says Ramakrishna

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Andhra Pradesh: Ministry of Jal Shakti agrees to provide ad hoc assistance of ₹17,144 crore for taking up Polavaram project works

The ad hoc assistance will be mainly used for implementing the Rehabilitation and Resettlement package up to a height of 41.15 metres, says Water Resources Department Engineer-in-Chief C. Narayana Reddy

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Jagan has ignored all major projects including Amaravati and Polavaram, says Balakrishna

Actor and Hindupur MLA Nandamuri Balakrishna has alleged that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has ignored all the major projects including the capital city of Amaravati and Polavaram irrigation project.

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HC summons top officials of Water Resources Dept. in contempt of court case

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered Principal Secretary (Water Resources Department) Sashibhushan Kumar and Engineer-in-Chief C. Narayana Reddy to appear before it with regard to the illegal excavation of gravel and soil along the Polavaram right canal bund

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Backwater effect of Polavaram project rejected

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Explained | Centre and State powers over water resources

Who controls India’s water resources: Centre, States or both? How are inter-State river disputes settled? Who supplies drinking water to Indian citizens?

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Andhra Pradesh: CPI blames Jagan for Polavaram project delay

Reverse tendering process did not yield the desired results, alleges Ramakrishna

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Polavaram project | Government in a tight spot due to blunders committed during TDP rule, says Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy

Jagan Mohan Reddy said another historic blunder was constructing the diaphragm wall without completing the cofferdams.

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