Completion of polavarm Irrigation project
Government of Andhra Pradesh has informed that the earlier completion schedule for Polavaram Irrigation Project (PIP) was December, 2021. However, in the 12th meeting of Polavaram Project Authority (PPA) held in April, 2020, a Committee was constituted to study and come up with a project schedule and completion programme with proper planning duly backed with adequate resource mobilization. Based on the recommendations of the above Committee, the PPA, in its 13th meeting held in November, 2020, revised the tentative date of completion of the project to April, 2022.
The component-wise revised tentative date of completion as proposed earlier, and as per the revised construction schedule, including the schedule for rehabilitation and resettlement measures, is as below:
| Sl. No. | Components/Activities | Earlier completion schedule | Revised completion schedule |
| 1 | Spillway | April, 2021 | May, 2021 |
| 2 | Erection of Radial Gates | Nov, 2021 | April, 2021 |
| 3 | Coffer Dams | Jan, 2021 | June, 2021 |
| 4 | Earth Cum Rock-Fill Dam- Gap-II | Oct, 2021 | April, 2022 |
| 5 | Left Main Canal | July, 2021 | April, 2022 |
| 6 | Right Main Canal | June, 2021 | April, 2022 |
| 7 | Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation & Resettlement |
July, 2020 (ii) Upto EL 45.72m : March, 2022 |
January, 2021 (ii) Upto EL 45.72m : April, 2022 |
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti & Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri. Rattan Lal Kataria in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
