Progress, quality of Polavaram project works satisfactory, says expert panel

A view of the Polavaram project, which is under construction across the Godavari river. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO / KVS GIRI

The international Panel of Experts (PoE), which is helping the Andhra Pradesh government and Central agencies in the construction of the Polavaram Irrigation Project, stated in its 7th site visit report that the Diaphragm Wall (D-Wall) was completed on April 2, 2026 and a comprehensive QA/QC programme had been implemented for the project.

They also recorded that previous issues related to ‘bleeding’ and ‘bedrock embedment’ have been addressed and quality assurance and quality control results presented to them indicated that the specified material performance requirements were generally achieved.