The Union Environment Ministry has accorded two years of extension and allowed construction works related to Polavaram Multipurpose Project in Andhra Pradesh.
The order has been signed and the ministry has allowed the construction works for two years.
The Polavaram project will irrigate nearly three lakh ha of land, generate hydel power with installed capacity of 960 MW and provide drinking water facilities to 540 enroute villages covering 25 lakh population, particularly in Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari and Krishna districts.
The project envisages construction of earth-cum-rock fill dam across river Godavari. The maximum height of the dam is 48 mtr.