Water Resources Minister Ambati Rambabu has said that the experts of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and the Central Water Commission (CWC) are yet to finalise the future course of action pertaining to the Polavaram project diaphragm wall which was damaged during the Godavari floods in 2021.
“The NHPC and CWC experts are mulling over two proposals on the damaged diaphragm wall. The proposals are either to repair the damaged portion or construction of a new diaphragm wall parallel to the existing one,” Mr. Rambabu told the media after inspecting the Polavaram project in Eluru district on July 19 (Wednesday).
The CWC and NHPC experts have completed field-level investigations by February, 2023. “The experts are yet to come up with the final recommendation on the damaged diaphragm wall,” the Minister said.
