"polavaram-project"

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced that all development works in Amaravati would be completed by 2028. He assured farmers that their contributions would not go in vain and projected Amaravati as an international city. Naidu also expressed confidence in completing the Polavaram project by 2027.

Senior BRS MLA T Harish Rao defended the Kaleshwaram project by pointing out contradictions in Congress claims, quoting technical reports, and highlighting failures in Andhra Pradesh's Polavaram project. Despite relentless attempts to derail his speech, Harish Rao successfully countered every allegation.

The Polavaram irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh is facing a major threat due to worsening structural issues in its upper cofferdam, exacerbated by heavy rainfall and flooding. Despite emergency repairs, the ongoing failures have raised concerns over construction quality and apparent bias in media coverage.

The Polavaram irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh has suffered another setback with a major slide at its upper cofferdam. Continuous rains, seepage, and recurring flood damage raise fresh concerns about its structural safety and delay the diaphragm wall works

BRS working president KT Rama Rao questioned political double standards over dam safety, criticising silence on Polavaram’s second cofferdam collapse while Kaleshwaram faced intense scrutiny. He urged NDSA, Congress, and BJP to act consistently on national and Telangana projects

BRS leaders T Harish Rao and K Kavitha criticised the BJP government for its silence on repeated infrastructure failures in BJP-ruled States, including the recent Gujarat bridge collapse. They accused the Centre of politicising tragedies in opposition States while ignoring similar failures elsewhere

BRS MLC K. Kavitha appealed to PM Modi and the Chief Ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to resolve the status of five villages around Bhadrachalam during the Pragathi Agenda meeting, claiming they were unfairly merged with Andhra despite no submergence risk.

Accuses Centre of denying Telangana support for key irrigation schemes, demands State's rightful share of Godavari and Krishna basin waters

Officials from these states argue that the project- designed to harness the Godavari water- would be causing severe submergence issues, affecting villages and farmlands in bordering areas.

Officials emphasized the need for a comprehensive study to assess the impact of water levels rising above the danger mark at these locations, especially in light of last year's devastating floods

Senior Counsel for Telangana, CS Vaidyanathan emphasized that Telangana was only seeking fair and equitable apportionment of Krishna waters between the two States and assured that AP would not be deprived of its rightful share

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy calls for a comprehensive study on Polavaram's impact and raises concerns over the Godavari-Banakacherla project

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.