Polavaram D-wall works at brisk pace in Andhra
At a press conference, he stated that 500 metres of the 1,396-metre Gap-2 diaphragm wall have been completed. The previously stalled project is now advancing with three trench cutters and grabbers, aiming for completion by December 2025.
Dewatering operations are enabling steady work even during floods. The buttress dam, reinforcing the upper cofferdam, is over 90% complete, correcting past structural errors. The minister emphasised that the Chief Minister is prioritising the project.
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New Indian Express
4 days ago
- New Indian Express
Polavaram D-wall works at brisk pace in Andhra
VIJAYAWADA: Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu announced major progress in the Polavaram Project. At a press conference, he stated that 500 metres of the 1,396-metre Gap-2 diaphragm wall have been completed. The previously stalled project is now advancing with three trench cutters and grabbers, aiming for completion by December 2025. Dewatering operations are enabling steady work even during floods. The buttress dam, reinforcing the upper cofferdam, is over 90% complete, correcting past structural errors. The minister emphasised that the Chief Minister is prioritising the project.
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Polavaram diaphragm wall will be ready by December: Water Resources Minister
VIJAYAWADA: Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu on Wednesday said the diaphragm wall of the Polavaram Project would be completed by December. In a video conference, the minister reviewed the progress of the Polavaram Project and its Right Main Canal. The Officials said that diaphragm wall construction is 40% complete, with 25,238 square meters built and 130 of the required 372 critical panels finished. The officials assured that work would continue uninterrupted during the flood season, with necessary precautions in place. The Gap-1 Earth-cum-Rock Fill Dam is expected to be completed by March 2026, while Gap-2 dam work will begin once designs are approved by the Central Water Commission and the Polavaram Project Authority. Nimmala Ramanaidu directed the officials to complete the Right Main Canal works swiftly to ensure Godavari water reaches North Andhra by 2025, as targeted by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.
