National status for Polavaram

Minister for Major Irrigation Ponnala Laxmaiah on Saturday stated the Government is making efforts to accord national status for the Polavaram project to be built on river Godavari in the West Godavari district.

 The Minister was here to participate in the Prajapatham programme held at Churakattila village in Buchaaiahpeta mandal in the district.

 He said Chief Minister K Rosaiah was making efforts with the Centre to provide national status to Polavaram, Devadula and Pranahita-Chevella projects. He said the government would take steps to complete the projects, which are at various stages of construction.

 When the reporters asked him about the objections raised by Odissa state over the Polavaram project, he said Chief Minister Rosaiah had taken up the issue with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking his intervention to get national project status for the projects.