indira sagar reservoir project( polavaram )

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Indirasagar Polavaram an interstate project on river Godavari has been conceived as a part of recommendations of Godavari Water

Disputes Tribunal (GWDT). GWDT finalized its aard in !"#$ .The aard identifies individual projects that can be ta%en up b& the co'

basin states of aharashtra adh&a Pradesh (including *hhattisgarh) +rissa ,arnata%a and -ndhra Pradesh (-P) on the main

Godavari river as ell as its tributaries. -s a part of the aard the states of -ndhra Pradesh adh&a Pradesh and +rissa eecuted an

agreement dated $/'$0'!"#$ to enable clearance of Polavaram Project to be underta%en b& -P. The agreement provides for

construction of the project ith a 1ull 2eservoir 3evel of !4$ 1eet and ith a spilla& discharging capacit& of 56 3a%h *usecs at pond

level of !0$ feet and not less than /$ 3a%h *usecs at a pond level of !5$ feet. In order to protect the lands and properties above level of

!4$ feet in +rissa and *hhattisgarh protective emban%ments ith ade7uate drainage sluices have been provided at the cost of the

project. 2elevant provisions of the agreement are reproduced belo.

8Polavaram project spilla& shall be designed for a flood discharge capacit& of 56 3a%h cusecs at the pond level of !0$ feet and not

less than /$ la%h cusecs at pond level of !5$ feet.

In order to protect the lands and properties above !4$ feet in the territor& of +rissa li%el& to be affected due to construction of

Polavaram project protective emban%ments ith ade7uate drainage sluices shall be constructed and maintained at the cost of

Polavaram project. 9oever the state of +rissa ma& eercise an option at the time of construction of Polavaram project for

compensation to land and propert& li%el& to be affected above !4$ feet as agreed in case of state of adh&a Pradesh (no

*hhattisgarh).

1or damages or injur& to lands be&ond !4$ feet in the territor& of adh&a Pardesh (no *hhattisgarh) in an& event the state of -ndhra

Pradesh shall pa& full compensation for such damage or injur& as ma& be assessed b& the District *ollector of the said district of the

state of adh&a Pradesh (no *hhatisgarh).

The matter of design of the dam and its operation schedule shall be left to *entral Water *ommission hich the& shall decide %eeping

in vie all the agreements beteen the parties including the agreement of /nd -pril !"#$ filed toda& as far as practicable.:

Project in Brief

Indira ;agar (Polavaram) project is located on river Godavari near 2ama&&apet village of Polavaram andal of West Godavari district in -ndhra Pradesh. The project is multipurpose major terminal reservoir project on river Godavari for development of Irrigation

9&dropoer and drin%ing ater facilities to *) drin%ing and industrial ater suppl& to =isha%hapatnam tonship and steel plant and diversion of #$ T* aters to river

,rishna. The ultimate irrigation potential of the project is 0.56# la%h ha and annual poer generation ill be /56".05 million units. In

addition 40$ villages ill also be provided ith drin%ing ater facilities in the command area.

The project implements Godavari',rishna lin% under Interlin%ing of rivers project. The project envisages transfer of #$T* of surplus

Godavari ater to river ,rishna hich ill be shared beteen -P ,arnata%a and aharashtra in proportion of 04 T* b& -P and 54

T* b& ,arnata%a and aharashtra as per the decision of the GWDT aard.

Status of appraisal

The project proposal of Indira ;agar (Polavaram) Project as considered and accepted b& the -dvisor& *ommittee of oW2 in its

meeting held on /$.$!./$$" for 2s. !$!4!.$0 crores at ;+2 /$$4'$6.

Investment clearance as accorded b& Planning *ommission vide their letter ?o. /(!6#)@/$$0'W2 dated /4 1eb. /$$".

;ubse7uentl& Project -uthorities have submitted 2evised *ost


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Alternative Design Proposal

- proposal for ta%ing up a series of barrages on Godavari river prepared b& ;hri T. 9anumantha 2ao former


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