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AP CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said No rain halt for Polavaram works
- CM reviews progress of Polavaram and five other irrigation projects, including Vamsadhara-Nagavali interlinking
- Officials brief CM that Owk tunnel 2 works are in progress, it will be ready for inauguration by October
- Works on Vamsadhara-Nagavali will also be completed by this year-end
Amaravati: Setting the calendar for six irrigation project works for the year, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said that Polavaram works will continue as scheduled even during monsoon.
During a review meeting on irrigation projects here on Thursday, the Chief Minister held discussions with officials on the Owk tunnel-2, Veligonda head regulator works on tunnel 1, Nellore and Sangam barrage works, Vamsadhara-Nagavali interlinking, Vamsadhara Stage 2 of phase 2.
The state has set new target of December 2021 for completion of the Polavaram project which is now being implemented by infrastructure major Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL).
In December, Union water resources minister had informed Parliament that the completion of the Polavaram project will depend on how fast the state government settles the issue of rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R).
Experts are of the view that this one project where the cost of relocation and rehabilitation, Rs 33,000 crore, is higher than that of the main irrigation project.
In the meeting, the irrigation department officials informed that the workforce for implementation of irrigation projects was at 3,000 in April. It got reduced to 900 due to Covid-19. Now the workers are returning and there are about 2,000 labourers working in various projects.
Besides Polavaram, the Chief Minister discussed other projects, Owk tunnel-2, Veligonda head regulator works on tunnel-1, Nellore and Sangam barrage works, Vamsadhara Nagavali interlinking and Vamsadhara Stage 2 of phase 2.
The officials informed that the Owk tunnel 2 works are in progress and will be ready for inauguration by October, while 700 metre digging work is due at Veligonda tunnel-1 and will be completed on time and water can be released by October.
The Nallamala Sagar works are complete and got permission for rehabilitation and resettlement. The 180 metre eastern tunnel works will be completed in the coming three months.
Similarly, the Teegaleru canal works are being completed along with tunnel works.
Nellore and Sangam Barrage works are in full progress and will be completed by October. That apart, the works on Vamsadhara Nagavali will be completed by December.
The Phase 2 works on Vamsadhara are moving ahead and will fill 8 tmf ft water in the safe zone and by July next the works will be completed, they added.
Water resources minister P Anil Kumar Yadav, chief secretary Nilam Sawhney, irrigation special chief secretary Adityanath Das were among those present at the meeting.
