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Polavaram project and its moving deadlines
The Polavaram irrigation project began in 2004 and is still not finished. Its completion date keeps moving, and rehabilitation of displaced families is the slowest part.
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What we know
Polavaram was started in 2004 and declared a national project in 2014. The completion date keeps moving: "2026" (Dec 2024), "October 2026", "June 2026 for phase 1", and now "before the 2027 Godavari Pushkaralu".
Rehabilitation of the families displaced by the project is the slowest part.
Open questions
- How many families have been displaced, and how many have received their full rehabilitation package?
- How has the project's estimated cost changed since 2004, and who is paying for it?
- What share of the dam, canals and resettlement colonies is complete today?
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