Polavaram Project: Andhra Pradesh BJP Chief said, ‘The picture of the state will change with the full cooperation of the Centre’

Andhra Pradesh Work is going on at a fast pace on the extremely important Polavaram project. Meanwhile, on Thursday (July 16, 2026), Union Minister Bhupathiraju Srinivas Verma, Minister of State Satya Kumar Yadav, several MPs-MLAs, Legislative Council members and the BJP delegation visited the project. After visiting the project, Andhra Pradesh BJP President PVN Madhav expressed happiness after seeing the progress of the project.

He said that with the full support of the Central Government, the Polavaram project will change the face of Andhra Pradesh. We are very happy to see the progress of the project. The construction of both the right and left canals has been completed.

Many important phases of the project have been completed so far – Madhav

Andhra Pradesh BJP President PVN Madhav said, ‘Today we have the privilege of visiting the multi-dimensional Polavaram Project which is being developed as a national project. This project got new momentum after the NDA government came to power in 2014. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensured that all the flood-affected villages were merged with Andhra Pradesh, paving the way for the project.

He said, ‘Polavaram was declared a national project. An ordinance was issued for this. On the request of Andhra Pradesh Government, the Central Government handed over the responsibility of the construction work of the project to the State Government. Chief Minister N. Under the leadership of Chandrababu Naidu, the work of the project progressed rapidly and many important phases have been completed so far. The construction of the main spillway has also been completed, while the construction of the earth-cum-rockfill dam is in progress.

Work progress is satisfactory, remaining work will also be completed soon – Madhav

Andhra Pradesh BJP The Chairman said, ‘Today we visited the project to commemorate the completion of 12 years of the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. We are happy to see the progress of the project. The construction of both the right and left canals has been completed. Yesterday on Wednesday (July 15, 2026), Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu launched the Krishna-Godavari river linking program. He also announced that Godavari water will be delivered to Anakapalle through the left canal from August 10.

He said, ‘We inspected the left canal, head regulator and other construction works. The pace of work is satisfactory and we are confident that the remaining work will also be completed soon. After the completion of the project, water will be supplied to North Andhra region under North Andhra Sujala Shravanthi Scheme, which will provide irrigation facility to about five lakh acres of agricultural land.

Many states will benefit after the completion of the project

PVN Madhav said, ‘About 23.44 TMC water will be provided to Visakhapatnam for drinking and industrial use, which will be a major achievement of this project. All this Prime Minister Narendra Modi This has been possible with the full cooperation of. The Central Government has so far provided approximately Rs 30,500 crore for this project. Additionally, a 960 MW hydropower project is being developed at a cost of approximately Rs 4,500 crore. Besides, there is also a provision for navigation channel in this project.

He said, ‘Many other irrigation projects are also expected to be started in future under this initiative. The Polavaram project will provide stability not only to Andhra Pradesh but also to the Krishna basin by diverting about 80 TMC of Godavari water towards Rayalaseema. Along with this, Telangana, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Odisha will also benefit from better utilization of Godavari river water.

He further said, ‘This is a historic achievement. The state and central governments are working together to complete this project soon and we are extremely happy to see its progress today. We also express our gratitude to MEIL for providing all the necessary facilities related to the project and providing detailed information.

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