Polavaram Project

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf multi-purpose irrigation project
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Indira_Sagar_Multipurpose_Project
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Central_Government_of_India
gptkbp:basinSize gptkb:Godavari_Basin
gptkbp:beneficiaryStates gptkb:Andhra_Pradesh
gptkb:Chhattisgarh
gptkb:Odisha
gptkb:Telangana
gptkbp:catchmentArea 307,800 sq km
gptkbp:commandArea 4.368 lakh hectares
gptkbp:controversy displacement of tribal people
interstate water disputes
gptkbp:coordinates 17.25°N 81.67°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Godavari_River
gptkbp:dam earth-cum-rock fill dam
gptkbp:declaredAsYear 2008
gptkbp:declaredBy National Project
gptkbp:designedIrrigationArea 2.91 million acres
gptkbp:designedToDivertWaterTo gptkb:Krishna_River_Basin
gptkbp:district gptkb:Eluru_district
gptkbp:executingAgency gptkb:Andhra_Pradesh_Water_Resources_Department
gptkbp:firstConceived 1941
gptkbp:foundationStoneLaidBy gptkb:Jalagam_Vengala_Rao
gptkbp:foundationStoneLaidYear 1980
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Central_Government_of_India
gptkbp:height 45.72 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Polavaram Project
gptkbp:hydroelectricCapacity 960 MW
gptkbp:interlinksWith gptkb:Godavari-Krishna_link
gptkb:Pattiseema_Lift_Irrigation_Scheme
gptkbp:leftMainCanalLength 174 km
gptkbp:length 2310 meters
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Andhra_Pradesh
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Godavari_River
gptkbp:mainCanals gptkb:Left_Main_Canal
gptkb:Right_Main_Canal
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Rajamahendravaram
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://polavaram.ap.gov.in/
gptkbp:projectCost over ₹55,000 crore
gptkbp:purpose flood control
irrigation
drinking water supply
hydroelectric power generation
gptkbp:resettlementImpact over 300 villages affected
over 40,000 families displaced
gptkbp:rightMainCanalLength 181 km
gptkbp:spillwayCapacity 50 lakh cusecs
gptkbp:status under construction
gptkbp:yearCompleted 2025
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Godavari
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5