28. (SOCIAL-28) POLAVARAM PROJECT ----HOPE ALL IS WELL..
Polavaram Project is a multipurpose irrigation project which has been accorded national project status by the then UPA Central government. National river linking project which works under the aegis of the Indian Ministry of Water Resources was designed to overcome the deficit in water in the country. As a part of this plan the Godavari River basin is considered as a surplus one, while the Krishna River basin is considered to be a deficit one. Based on the estimated water requirements in 2025, the study recommended that seizable surplus water was to be transferred from the Godavari basin to the Krishna River basin. In 1980, the Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh Tanguturi Anjaiah laid the foundation stone for the project stayed idle until 2004 when Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy led government came to power. In 2004 the government sanctioned and soon after tenders were issued for the commensurate worth of servic...