Lok Sabha Question No. 52 (STARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Polavaram Project
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Shri G M Harish Balayogi

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *52

ANSWERED ON 25.07.2024

## POLAVARAM PROJECT

| *52                                                                                                     | SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU                                                                        | SHRIG MHARISH BALAYOGI                                                                                  |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:                                                    | Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:                                                    | Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:                                                    |
| (a) the progress made under each component of the Polavaram Project during the last three years, year-  | (a) the progress made under each component of the Polavaram Project during the last three years, year-  | (a) the progress made under each component of the Polavaram Project during the last three years, year-  |
| wise;                                                                                                   | wise;                                                                                                   | wise;                                                                                                   |
| (b) the Central and State funding given to the said project during the said period, component and year- | (b) the Central and State funding given to the said project during the said period, component and year- | (b) the Central and State funding given to the said project during the said period, component and year- |
| wise;                                                                                                   | wise;                                                                                                   | wise;                                                                                                   |
| (c) the time by which the Government aims to complete the project; and                                  | (c) the time by which the Government aims to complete the project; and                                  | (c) the time by which the Government aims to complete the project; and                                  |
| (d) whether the Government has undertaken any study/research/survey to determine as to what has         | (d) whether the Government has undertaken any study/research/survey to determine as to what has         | (d) whether the Government has undertaken any study/research/survey to determine as to what has         |
| ANSWER                                                                                                  | ANSWER                                                                                                  | ANSWER                                                                                                  |
| THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI C R PAATIL)                                                            | THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI C R PAATIL)                                                            | THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI C R PAATIL)                                                            |
| (a)                                                                                                     | (a)                                                                                                     | (a)                                                                                                     |
| to (d) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                                 | to (d) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                                 | to (d) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                                 |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. *52 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2024 IN LOK SABHA REGARDING 'POLAVARAM PROJECT'

- (a) Polavaram  irrigation  project  (PIP)  was  declared  as  a  National  project  by  the  Andhra  Pradesh  Reorganisation Act, 2014. As per Ministry of Finance approval of 2016, Government of India is to provide 100% of the remaining cost of the irrigation component only of the project for the period starting from 1.4.2014.  Implementation  of  the  project  is  being  done  by  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  on  behalf  of Government of India.

Physical  progress  of  different  components  of  the  Polavaram  irrigation  project  during  the  last  three years, year-wise, is given below.

| S.No   | Component                    | Item       | Progress during the year (in %of total quantity)   | Progress during the year (in %of total quantity)   | Progress during the year (in %of total quantity)   |
|--------|------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|        |                              |            | 2021-22                                            | 2022-23                                            | 2023-24                                            |
| 1      | Headworks                    | Earthwork  | 10.20%                                             | 2.42%                                              | 7.82%                                              |
| 1      | Headworks                    | Concrete   | 4.70%                                              | 0.14%                                              | 0.56%                                              |
| 2      | Right Main Canal             | Earthwork  | 0%                                                 | 0%                                                 | 0%                                                 |
| 2      | Right Main Canal             | Lining     | 0.94%                                              | 0.88%                                              | 0%                                                 |
| 2      | Right Main Canal             | Structures | 0.39%                                              | 0%                                                 | 0%                                                 |
| 3      | Left Main Canal              | Earthwork  | 0.11%                                              | 0.13%                                              | 0.06%                                              |
| 3      | Left Main Canal              | Lining     | 1.12%                                              | 0%                                                 | 0.06%                                              |
| 3      | Left Main Canal              | Structures | 0.22%                                              | 2.00%                                              | 1.11%                                              |
| 4      | Land Acquisition             | -          | 0.22%                                              | 0%                                                 | 0.004%                                             |
| 5      | Rehabilitation& Resettlement | -          | 3.47%                                              | 3.50%                                              | 1.06%                                              |

- (b) Central and State funding given to the project in last three years, component-wise and year-wise, is given below.
- (c) As per the presently assessed timelines, phase-1 of the project, i.e., water storage upto minimum draw down level of EL 41.15m, is scheduled to be completed by March, 2026.
- (d) In  August, 2021, Polavaram Project Authority awarded third party evaluation of the project to IIT, Hyderabad. Identification of reasons for delay was also included in the scope of work of the institute. As per  the  report  of IIT  Hyderabad  submitted  in  November,  2021,  change  of  construction  agency,  slow progress  in  land  acquisition  and  rehabilitation  &  resettlement,  and  Covid  19  pandemic &  its  related conditions, were identified as key reasons for delay in implementation of the project.

| S.No.   | Component                           | Funds provided for Polavaram irrigation project (Rs. in crore)   | Funds provided for Polavaram irrigation project (Rs. in crore)   | Funds provided for Polavaram irrigation project (Rs. in crore)   | Total (Rs. in crore)   |
|---------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|         |                                     | 2021-22                                                          | 2022-23                                                          | 2023-24                                                          |                        |
|         | Central Grants                      |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                        |
| 1       | Head Works                          | 623.17                                                           | 1,217.43                                                         | 20.66                                                            | 1,861.26               |
| 2       | Left Main Canal                     | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 20.39                                                            | 20.39                  |
| 3       | Right Main canal                    | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 0                      |
| 4       | Land Acquisition(LA)                | 0                                                                | 7.04                                                             | 318.84                                                           | 325.88                 |
| 5       | Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) | 1,236.16                                                         | 422.38                                                           | 12.50                                                            | 1,671.04               |
| 6       | Establishment                       | 17.37                                                            | 24.38                                                            | 307.20                                                           | 348.95                 |
|         | Total                               | 1,876.70                                                         | 1,671.23                                                         | 679.59                                                           | 4,227.52               |
|         | State Funding                       |                                                                  |                                                                  |                                                                  |                        |
|         | Total Funding                       | 2,635.83                                                         | 906.03                                                           | 274.93                                                           | 3,816.79               |
|         | Grand Total                         | 4,512.53                                                         | 2,577.26                                                         | 954.52                                                           | 8,044.31               |

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