Polavaram Authority writes to CWC for drainage congestion study of 6 streams
As being demanded for long by the Telangana government, the Polavaram Project Authority (PPA) has written to the Central Water Commission (CWC) to take up a drainage congestion study of six streams in Telangana due to the Polavaram project.
In a letter addressed to the CWC Chairman recently, the PPA said technical meetings chaired by the CWC Chairman were held on October 7, 2022; January 25, 2023; April 3, 2023 and August 28, 2024 following the Supreme Court directions dated September 6, 2022 on the inter-state issues of Polavaram project.
During the meetings, Telangana raised issues regarding submergence on account of Polavaram project and it was concluded that demarcating the areas affected due to submergence along Kinnerasani and Murreduvagu rivers be taken up as per the directions of the National Green Tribunal orders of September 18, 2020.
Further, it was decided to take up a joint survey in respect of 6-7 big streams joining below the full reservoir level of Polavaram project in Telangana to check the backwater effect of the project, to check the Godavari and streams levels at Bhadrachalam and heavy water plant at Manuguru for getting a clear picture of submergence and to address the issues related to submergence in Telangana due to Polavaram at FRL.
However, demarcating the areas affected due to Polavaram along Kinnerasani and Murreduvagu could not be completed as Telangana had been insisting upon a combined action to address the first two issues, while Andhra Pradesh had expressed reservations for the joint survey in connection with 6-7 streams in Telangana.
During the inter-State meeting held on April 8, it was decided that drainage congestion studies in the 6-7 big streams be taken up by the PPA with the support of CWC on the lines of Kinnerasani and Murreduvagu rivers.
The PPA requested the CWC to take up the drainage congestion study of 6 streams due to the backwater of Polavaram project in Telangana as it (CWC) was involved in the backwater studies of Kinnerasani and Murreduvagu in the past.
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