
Expert team inspects Polavaram works
The Hindu
It is tasked with identifying issues to be addressed
Experts from the Central Water Commission (CWC) and the Central Soil and Materials Research Station (CSMRS-Delhi), led by CWC Chief Engineer (Design) Sh. Munni Lal, on Friday inspected the ongoing works on the site of the Polavaram irrigation project in West Godavari district. The visit was recommended by the Polavaram Project Authority’s Chief Executive Officer J. Chandrasekhar Iyer, who had visited the site in early August. Speaking to The Hindu, Polavaram project Superintendent Engineer E. Narasimha Murthy said, “Submission of the evaluation reports on the project work has been delayed in the recent months owing to the COVID-19. Now, the PPA has asked the experts to investigate the ongoing works and list the issues to be addressed.”
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