Water Resources Minister Ambati Rambabu on Thursday said an additional amount of ₹600 crore was required for construction of the damaged diaphragm wall of the Polavaram irrigation project being built across the Godavari in Andhra Pradesh.
The diaphragm wall was damaged during the recent floods, owing to some technical problems during its execution, the Minister said.
Addressing the media at the Polavaram project site, Mr. Rambabu said the previous government had constructed the diaphragm wall prior to the cofferdam, which led to its damage.