Polavaram Project

'TDP decision to leave NDA guided by political considerations': Full text of Amit Shah's letter to Chandrababu Naidu

Formalising the split between the two parties, BJP president Amit Shah has unleashed an attack on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, saying TDP's decision to quit the NDA was unilateral

Andhra Pradesh governor ESL Narasimhan asks Centre to expedite process to accord special status to state

Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narasimhan asked Centre to expedite resolution according special category status to state

Rahul Gandhi urges all parties to unite and 'support call for justice' on special status for Andhra Pradesh

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi called upon all political parties to unite on the issue of grant of special status for Andhra Pradesh and other demands, including the speedy completion of the Polavaram project

Andhra Pradesh MPs continue protest in Lok Sabha over budget allocation, Arun Jaitley promises special package

Arun Jaitley said that centre was sympathetically working on issues concerning Andhra Pradesh and a decision on a special package would be finalised soon

NGT directs environment ministry, Andhra Pradesh govt to examine waste dumping around Polavaram project

The petitioner alleged environment violations at the site and claimed that huge quantity of waste material was being dumped in agricultural lands near Polavaram project

Investment in irrigation leads to social satisfaction: FM Arun Jaitley

Andhra Pradesh was handed over cheque of Rs 1,981 crore for implementing multi-purpose Polavaram project, while Maharashtra and Gujarat received Rs 756 crore and Rs 463 crore respectively as part of Rs 20,000 crore Long Term Irrigation Fund announced in the Budget this year.

Polavaram project: Odisha govt refuses to conduct public hearing

Rejecting neighbouring Andhra Pradesh's request to conduct a public hearing on the Polavaram project, the Odisha government on Saturday said it cannot go for such an exercise because the matter was sub-judice.

Telangana observes bandh to protest Polavaram project

The shutdown call was given by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief and Chief Minister-designate K Chandrasekhar Rao yesterday condemning what he termed as "injustice" to Telangana.

Telangana shut in protest as govt approves ordinance on Polavaram dam

A bandh was being observed in Telangana region on Thursday to protest the reported move to merge villages in seven mandals of Khammam district with the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh for construction of the mega Polavaram project.

Telangana shuts down in protest against transfer of 205 villages

The day-long shutdown called by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday protesting the Centre's ordinance to hand over 200 villages of Telangana to Andhra Pradesh for Polavaram irrigation project, affected normal life.