Q17. Consider the following statements:
1. Polavaram Project is a multi-purpose irrigation project which has been accorded national project status by the union government.
2. This dam is across the Godavari River.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Q17. Consider the following statements:
1. Polavaram Project is a multi-purpose irrigation project which has been accorded national project status by the union government.
2. This dam is across the Godavari River.
Which of the above statements are correct?
The correct option is C c) Both 1 and 2
Polavaram Project
1. Polavaram Project is a multi-purpose irrigation project which has been accorded national project status by the union government
2. This dam across the Godavari River is under construction located in West Godavari District and East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh state and its reservoir spreads in parts of Chhattisgarh and Odisha States also
What are the objectives of this project?
1. The water from the dam reservoir will irrigate 291,778 ha of agricultural land in the districts of Krishna, East and West Godavari and Visakhapatnam through two major canals
2. To Store water at Polavaram dam in West Godavari district.
3. hydro-electricity generation of about 960 MW
4. To Supply Water to Visakhapatnam & Vizag steel plant.
Issue Area
1. Telangana has been fearing submergence of many of its villages due to the multi-purpose project on Godavari river as the estimated flood discharge is much higher
2. The project will submerge villages along the Sabari River in Konta block of Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district.
3. In Odisha, villages along the Sabari and Sileru rivers (tributaries of the Godavari) in Motu block will be submerged.
4. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the project says 276 villages will be affected; an estimated 177,275 people live in these villages.
5. The Polavaram Project Environmental Impact Appraisal Report of 1985 expected 150,697 people to be displaced in 226 villages.
Polavaram Project
1. Polavaram Project is a multi-purpose irrigation project which has been accorded national project status by the union government
2. This dam across the Godavari River is under construction located in West Godavari District and East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh state and its reservoir spreads in parts of Chhattisgarh and Odisha States also
What are the objectives of this project?
1. The water from the dam reservoir will irrigate 291,778 ha of agricultural land in the districts of Krishna, East and West Godavari and Visakhapatnam through two major canals
2. To Store water at Polavaram dam in West Godavari district.
3. hydro-electricity generation of about 960 MW
4. To Supply Water to Visakhapatnam & Vizag steel plant.
Issue Area
1. Telangana has been fearing submergence of many of its villages due to the multi-purpose project on Godavari river as the estimated flood discharge is much higher
2. The project will submerge villages along the Sabari River in Konta block of Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district.
3. In Odisha, villages along the Sabari and Sileru rivers (tributaries of the Godavari) in Motu block will be submerged.
4. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the project says 276 villages will be affected; an estimated 177,275 people live in these villages.
5. The Polavaram Project Environmental Impact Appraisal Report of 1985 expected 150,697 people to be displaced in 226 villages.
