Chief Minister Y.S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday said that the Polavaram Multi Purpose Project would be operational before the onset of kharif operations in the year 2023.
While rounding off a short discussion on the construction of Polavaram Multi Purpose project in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Jagan said most of the major components of the project had been completed.
“I am happy to announce before the August House that we are on the right track in completing the Polavaram project. We have completed the spillway, completed installation of 48 crest gates and got four cylinders fabricated, completed the upstream cofferdam and downstream cofferdam, the work on the power house has begun and the R & R package would also be implemented. All these works have been done without drum-beating like Mr. Chandrababu Naidu had done while he was in power spending a whopping ₹100 crore, in a publicity stunt. We have neither taken people nor engaged in publicity. We are awaiting for design approval from Central Water Commission and once we get the approvals, we will complete the project within 18 months,” said Mr. Jagan, who explained the various stages of construction through a power-point presentation.
