The rusted board in place is perhaps symbolic of the money that has already been spent, reportedly to construct canals, but nothing has come of it, with vociferous objections raised by Telangana politicians and environmental concerns raised by Orissa and Chhattisgarh.
"The motive is very clear. That the dam is built at the cost of submergence of areas in Telangana only to ensure that the Godavari water is taken away permanently from the people of Telangana in the event of formation of Telangana," said K T Rama Rao, TRS leader.
The late YS Rajasekhara Reddy had lobbied for national project status for this, so that the Centre pays upto 90 per cent of the cost. His son Jagan, realising it is an emotive issue, undertook a four-day padyatra to demand implementation of the project.
"By diverting 80 TMC of Godavari water from here to Krishna, we can reduce the burden on Nagarajunasagar and Srisailam dams, by which the Telangana and Rayalaseema regions will also get benefitted," said Jaganmohan Reddy, YSR's son.
Every political party an
d politician from coastal Andhra Pradesh has made a noise about the need to execute the Polavaram project. But the government has demonstrated neither the political will nor the financial muscle to overcome the hurdles to the project.
"The motive is very clear. That the dam is built at the cost of submergence of areas in Telangana only to ensure that the Godavari water is taken away permanently from the people of Telangana in the event of formation of Telangana," said K T Rama Rao, TRS leader.
The late YS Rajasekhara Reddy had lobbied for national project status for this, so that the Centre pays upto 90 per cent of the cost. His son Jagan, realising it is an emotive issue, undertook a four-day padyatra to demand implementation of the project."By diverting 80 TMC of Godavari water from here to Krishna, we can reduce the burden on Nagarajunasagar and Srisailam dams, by which the Telangana and Rayalaseema regions will also get benefitted," said Jaganmohan Reddy, YSR's son.
Every political party an
d politician from coastal Andhra Pradesh has made a noise about the need to execute the Polavaram project. But the government has demonstrated neither the political will nor the financial muscle to overcome the hurdles to the project.
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