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Polavaram Irrigation Project Overview

The Polavaram Irrigation Project on the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh was first proposed in 1941 but lacked funding. It was renamed Polavaram Irrigation Project in 2004 when work began, including construction of canals. However, dam construction was halted from 2006-2009 due to lack of approvals. The project was declared a national project in 2014 under the BJP government and work resumed, with the goal of irrigating over 2 million acres through a dam with 75 TMC live storage and 194 TMC gross storage, supplying water to multiple downstream lift irrigation projects.

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Polavaram Irrigation Project Overview

The Polavaram Irrigation Project on the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh was first proposed in 1941 but lacked funding. It was renamed Polavaram Irrigation Project in 2004 when work began, including construction of canals. However, dam construction was halted from 2006-2009 due to lack of approvals. The project was declared a national project in 2014 under the BJP government and work resumed, with the goal of irrigating over 2 million acres through a dam with 75 TMC live storage and 194 TMC gross storage, supplying water to multiple downstream lift irrigation projects.

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NAME OF PROJECT :- POLAVARAM IRRIGATION PROJECT

HISTORY :- 30000TMC GODAVARI RIVER WATER IS FLOW INTO


BAY OF BENGAL PER YEAR.
IN 1941 AN CHIEF ENGINEER NAMED VENKATAKRISHNA IYER
PROPOSED A PROJECT BETWEEN SRIRAM SAGAR DAM AND DOWELESWARAM BARRAGE ON
GODAVARI RIVER. POLAVARAM IS LOCATED ON 50 KMS UPSTREAM TO [Link]
IS NAMED AS RAMAPADA SAGAR PROJET WITH STARTING ESTIMATION 6.5 CRORE. DUE TO
LACK OF MONEY IT HAS BEEN STOPPED. AFTER THAT IT NAMED AS POLAVARAM
IRRIGATION PROJECT. IN 2004 CONGRESS GOVERNMENT WAS TAKEN THE PROJECT WITH 8200
CRORE ESTIMATION. CANAL WORKS ARE STARTED IN THE YEAR OF 2004.
DAM CONSTRUCTION WAS STARTED IN 2005.
IN 2006 MAY, DAM CONSTRUCTION WAS STOPPED DUE TO LACK OF CLEARENCE FROM
FOREST DEPARTMENT AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS
UP TO 2009, BUT ONLY CANAL WORKS WERE DONE.
BUT DUE TO DEATH OF CONGRESS CHIEF MINISTER THE PROJECT AGAIN STOPPED.
ANDHRAPRADESH STATE GOVERNMENT HAS DEMANDED THAT “NATIONAL PROJECT
STATUS” TO THE POLAVARAM . BUT OUR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DID NOT AGREE.
IN 2014 ANDHRA PRADESH WAS BIFURCATED INTO TWO STATES.
DURING THE BIFURCATION, OUR STATE IS IN LOW BUDGET THEN CONGRESS GOVERNMENT
DECLARED NATIONAL STATUS TO THE POLAVARAM. AFTER 2014 ELECTIONS CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT WAS FORMED BY BJP AND STATE GOVERNMENT WAS FORMED BY TELUGU
DESAM [Link] GOVERNMENT ALSO APPROVED THE POLAVARAM AS NATIONAL
PROJECT . AGAIN PROJECT WOKRS ARE STARTED IN THE YEAR OF 2014.
MAIN COMPONENTS OF POLAVARAM:-
*SPILLWAY
*POWER STATON
*EARTH CUM ROCK FILL DAM
*CANALS (RIGHT & LEFT)
TECHNICAL DETAILS :-
THE PROJECT RESERVOIR HAS LIVE STORAGE 75.2 TMCFT AT CANAL'S FULL SUPPLY LEVEL
OF 41.15 METRES (135 FT) MSL AND GROSS STORAGE 194 TMCFT THEREBY ENABLING
IRRIGATION OF 23,20,000 ACRE.
THE SILT FREE DEAD STORAGE WATER OF NEARLY 100 TMCFT ABOVE THE SPILLWAY CREST
LEVEL 24.5 METRES (80 FT) MSL, CAN ALSO BE USED IN DOWNSTREAM LIFT IRRIGATION
PROJECTS (PATTISEEMA LIFT, TADIPUDI LIFT, CHINTALAPUDI LIFT, THORRIGEDDA LIFT,
PUSHKARA LIFT, PURUSHOTHAPATNAM LIFT, VENKATANAGARAM LIFT, CHAGALNADU LIFT,
ETC.)

SPILLWAY :-
SPILLWAY TYPE :- CHUTE TYPE SPILLWAY
LENGTH :- 2,914 m (9,560 ft)
GRADE OF CONCRETE :- M60&M40&M25

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