Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited (JP Ventures) has expressed its regret for the grinding halt of ongoing work at the Polavaram project site in West Godavari district after it had seized the movements of 250 sand-laden tippers downstream the project site near Purushottapatnam Lift Irrigation project area in East Godavari district on March 22.
As a result, Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) had to stop the work at Diaphragm and Spillway of the Polavaram project on Tuesday, wasting the working hours of nearly 2,000 workforce on the site.
In an official release issued late night on Tuesday, JP Ventures stated, “We sincerely regret the temporary stoppage of the work for the high priority project — Polavaram irrigation project. There was a misunderstanding by our district staff that the sand was being excavated illegally”.
