The Telangana government has requested the Polavaram Project Authority (PPA) and Central Water Commission (CWC) one more time to take measures to address the Polavaram project backwater effect on the territory of Telangana.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of PPA, Engineer-in-Chief (General-Irrigation) of Telangana C. Muralidhar said there had been no action on the part of the PPA on repeated requests of Telangana to address the issues related to submergence effect of Polavaram project and to ensure free flow condition at the project till completion of the protection measures.
He mentioned that the Supreme Court, while dealing with petitions filed by Telangana, Odisha and Chhattisgarh on the impact of backwater and submergence effect due to the Polavaram project on their territories, had ordered the PPA/CWC on September 6 last year to take initiatives to address the concerns raised by the affected States.
