The CPI (M) has demanded that the Andhra Pradesh government must initiate a discussion on Polavaram irrigation project during the ongoing Assembly session and pass a resolution opposing the Electricity Amendment Bill, 2022.
Addressing the media here on Sunday, CPI(M) State secretary V. Srinivasa Rao said that the Central government had ‘thrown away’ the Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) package relating to the Polavaram project victims.
The Centre was not taking any initiative in completing the Polavaram project. The government was not mounting pressure on it. As a result, tribal people in 100 villages were rendered homeless during the recent floods. The tribals were living in a pathetic condition. About ₹35,000 crore are required for the R&R. The State government should nail the Centre on release of funds and completion the project, he said.
