The Polavaram irrigation project’s earth-cum-rock-fill work of the main dam requires to be halted for a few more months in the wake of the Godavari flood. By Thursday, the Godavari flood level was at 34.04 metres at the Polavaram project site. The inflow is 14.14 lakh cusecs and the same quantity is being discharged.
An official associated with the project construction told The Hindu on Thursday, “It appears that the work at the main dam site can be resumed by November. At present, the work cannot be carried out in the existing conditions.”
The lower cofferdam works have also been halted in the 400-metre area of the facility due to the consecutive floods without any suitable gap. The rest of the work covering 1.6 km length has already been completed.
