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On his first visit to the Polavaram irrigation project site after assuming office, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday expressed doubts about completion of the project in the near future.
The under-construction project over the Godavari has been plagued by delays and damage.
Polavaram irrigation project
Polavaram Project is located in Andhra Pradesh on the river Godavari, near Polavaram village.
It is a multi-purpose irrigation project as the project once completed will provide Irrigation benefits and will generate HydroElectric Power.
In addition, this project will also supply drinking water.
It will facilitate an inter-basin transfer to the Krishna river basin through its Right canal.
It will also provide indirect benefits such as development of Pisciculture (breeding and rearing of fish), tourism and urbanisation.
The Project has been accorded national project status by the union government in 2014 (under Section-90 of Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014).
It gives major boost to tourism sector in Godavari Districts as the reservoir covers the famous Papikonda National Park
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