Polavaram Project is a prestigious project for the state of
Andhra Pradesh to provide water for irrigation and drinking facilities to
people of Andhra Pradesh. The project is controversial for constructing it will
spreads to states of Odisha,Telangana and Chhattisgarh and drowns many villages
especially tribal regions in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Recently the project gets
national project status,it means 90% of funds allocated by central government.
| Polavaram Project Details | |
|---|---|
| Constructed on River | Godavari |
| Purpose | Irrigation,Electricity Generation |
| Location of Dam | West Godavari,Andhra Pradesh |
| Height of Dam | 129 Feet |
| Length of Dam | 2,914 Metres |
| Spillway capacity | 5,000,000 cusecs |
| Capacity of Dam | 194 Tmcft |
| Electricity Generation Capacity | 960 MW |
| Operator | APGENCO |
| Catchment Area | 3 lakhs Square Kilometres |
| Constructed started | 2004 |