Polavaram is a multi-purpose irrigation project on River Godavari. It’s located near Ramayyaapeta village of Polavaram Mandal of West Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh. The significance of Polavaram Project dam is to divert and store in a reservoir a fraction of 3000 TMCs of water that flows as wastage every year. The dam when completed can help divert and utilize Godavari waters to Krishna and other rivers. The Dam once completed will benefit all the 13 districts of Andhra Pradesh, to make the state drought-free forever.
The government of AP planned to complete the dam construction partially by 2019 and to its full capacity by 2022, to irrigate nearly 24, 00,000 acres. Besides, the hydroelectric power project will enable to generate 960 Mega Watt power. The latest estimated budget for the project is 50,000 crores which includes land acquisition, relief, and rehabilitation.
