Following the row that erupted after the letter from union secretary for Irrigation Ministry to review the Polavaram tenders issued by Andhra Pradesh state government and stop the spill-way works that are underway, the central minister for water resources and river development- Nitin Gadkari is going to conduct a high-level meeting this evening at 6:00.
Apart from state irrigation minister Devineni Uma Maheswara Rao, Chief Secretary of Irrigation department Shashi Bhushan Kumar and Engineering Chief were also asked to attend this meeting in Delhi. This high-level meeting will also be attended by chief contracting company ‘Transstroy’ and other sub-contractors of Polavaram Project.
Besides the state-issued tender for 1483-crore, the centre will discuss controversial Copper Dam issue and status of Spillway works.
Prior to this meeting, Andhra Congress leaders Raghuveera Reddy, KVP Ramchandra Rao and Rudraraju are going to meet Gadkari to understand the status of this national project. Also, on other hand, CM Chandrababu Naidu has seriously passed on the instructions to finish this project by end of 2018.
Till September this year, government has spent more than 13,000 Crore on the project and more 39,000 Crore was required to finish it. The national project requires 32,000 Crores for resettlement, rehabilitation and land acquisition.
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