The Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS) has agreed in principle to provide ₹17,144 crore to the Water Resources Department (WRD) of Andhra Pradesh as an ad hoc assistance for taking up the Polavaram project works.
Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has ordered the officials concerned to process the payment at the earliest, says Water Resources Department Engineer-in-Chief C. Narayana Reddy.
Addressing the media in New Delhi, after participating in a high-level review meeting on the Polavaram project chaired by Mr. Shekhawat on June 1 (Thursday), Mr. Narayana Reddy said the ad hoc assistance would be mainly used for implementing the Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) package up to a height of 41.15 metres.